Shut down Illinois Nuclear Reactors?

I'm posting a couple of starting points for research on current debate over Illinois nuclear reactors.  This would be a great topic to work with for your first paper - it is current, and relates to local news.  Diving into local energy policy is also fascinating, although it can be complicated too.

Here's a Forbes article about how Exelon (the company that operates the reactors) has sort of stalled energy policy in Illinois right now


Here's an article that talks about how Exelon has been pitching their nuclear plants as a way to help achieve carbon emission targets in Illinois

Here's a link to a pro-nuclear group study about the economic benefits of nuclear energy to Illinois 

Here are some critiques of that study by an anti-nuclear citizen's watchdog group

I would love to see what you think about this!