Report: Nuclear Energy Essential to Illinois Economy, Environment

• Illinois’ 11 nuclear reactors add $9 billion to the state’s economy annually, plus 28,000 jobs
• Plants generate nearly half of Illinois’ electricity, 90 percent of state’s carbon-free electricity
• Prematurely retiring five reactors would result in a loss of nearly $4 billion of economic output in 2016 alone

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