New nuclear reactors feasible in Arkansas but government support needed, panel told

There are 102 steel-reinforced concrete storage casks holding spent nuclear fuel rods at Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville. (Courtesy of Taylor Kendrick/Entergy Arkansas One)

Building new nuclear reactors in Arkansas is both “feasible and advisable,” a consultant hired by a legislative panel said Thursday, but state assistance with preparation and financing may be required.

The finding came one year after the Joint Energy Committee hired the consultant, Maryland-based EXCEL Services Corporation, to study the possibility of new nuclear reactors in the state…

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