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Illinois lifts moratorium on new large nuclear reactors
New power reactors of any size can be now be sited in the state of Illinois, thanks to legislation signed by Gov. J. B. Pritzker on January 8. The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA)—which Pritzker says is designed to lower energy costs for consumers, drive the development of new energy resources in the state, and strengthen the grid—lifts the moratorium on new, large nuclear reactors that Illinois enacted in the late 1980s.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Markéta Dohnálková is Head of the Section for Repository Development at the Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (SÚRAO) in the Czech Republic. She is responsible for the preparation of the national deep geological repository (DGR) programme, including site selection, safety assessment, development of engineered barrier systems, and the operation of the underground research facility Bukov. She holds a PhD in underground construction from VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava, where she focused on the design basis of the Czech DGR. Markéta has been actively involved in international collaboration on geological disposal through the Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform (IGD-TP), where she serves as Chair for 2025–2026, and in European joint research projects such as EURAD-2.
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