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Mixed testimony as lawmakers consider study commissions on nuclear energy
Summary
Supporters argued for a legislative commission to study nuclear energy’s role in decarbonization; opponents cited radioactive waste and legal and ethical concerns.
A range of witnesses urged the committee to create a balanced, expert-led commission to study whether nuclear energy — including new reactor technologies — should play a role in Massachusetts’ decarbonization plans.
Supporters told the committee that careful study is needed now because nuclear projects have long lead times and because small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced technologies may be material to achieving deep decarbonization and grid reliability. Len Rodberg, a former nuclear-physics researcher and research director for Nuclear New…
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