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May 14, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News

The Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin. (Photo: EnergySolutions)

Utah-based EnergySolutions announced that it is working with Milwaukee-based utilities company WEC Energy Group to explore new nuclear generation in Wisconsin and will begin efforts to pursue an early site permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the closed Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin.

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