From the WGLT newsroom, I'm John Norton. As Constellation Energy considers whether to build a second nuclear reactor in DeWitt County, a key question to answer is how big. Constellation Policy vice president Mason Enet says it could be about the same size as the existing 1000 watt reactor or a smaller modular unit,

From the WGLT newsroom, I'm John Norton. As Constellation Energy considers whether to build a second nuclear reactor in DeWitt County, a key question to answer is how big. Constellation Policy vice president Mason Enet says it could be about the same size as the existing 1000 watt reactor or a smaller modular unit,

which will typically

which will typically

be in the 30 to maybe 400 megawatt.

be in the 30 to maybe 400 megawatt.

Clumps, although sometimes they are larger and they are bucketed together, so maybe you'll get say 60 megawatt reactors that are sold in a six

Clumps, although sometimes they are larger and they are bucketed together, so maybe you'll get say 60 megawatt reactors that are sold in a six

pack.

pack.

Enet says the decision hinges on customer needs. Construction of a second reactor at the Clinton plant would require lawmakers to lift a moratorium on construction of new nuclear plants as part of an energy bill that has yet to clear the General Assembly.

Enet says the decision hinges on customer needs. Construction of a second reactor at the Clinton plant would require lawmakers to lift a moratorium on construction of new nuclear plants as part of an energy bill that has yet to clear the General Assembly.

The Ecology Action Center in NORML is advising people to stay indoors today if possible due to unhealthy air from Canadian wildfire smoke. Sensitive groups will feel health effects immediately. Healthy groups will have difficulty breathing and throat irritation. The unhealthy air quality reading came from a monitor on the southwest side of Bloomington. The air quality index is expected to return to healthy levels at midnight. A lead negotiator in the effort to overhaul public transportation in Illinois continues defending one of its key funding components.

The Ecology Action Center in NORML is advising people to stay indoors today if possible due to unhealthy air from Canadian wildfire smoke. Sensitive groups will feel health effects immediately. Healthy groups will have difficulty breathing and throat irritation. The unhealthy air quality reading came from a monitor on the southwest side of Bloomington. The air quality index is expected to return to healthy levels at midnight. A lead negotiator in the effort to overhaul public transportation in Illinois continues defending one of its key funding components.

The plan changes raises $1.5 billion in new revenue to help pay for improvements. It includes a $1.50 tax on all deliveries across the state. State Senator Ron Villavanam says the tax affects major corporations like Amazon, and he says

The plan changes raises $1.5 billion in new revenue to help pay for improvements. It includes a $1.50 tax on all deliveries across the state. State Senator Ron Villavanam says the tax affects major corporations like Amazon, and he says

should help too. Instead of defending tech billionaires, I would suggest that they advocate for their residents who rely on public transit. Republicans called the tax a transit bailout they won't benefit from. The plan passed the Senate but not the House.

should help too. Instead of defending tech billionaires, I would suggest that they advocate for their residents who rely on public transit. Republicans called the tax a transit bailout they won't benefit from. The plan passed the Senate but not the House.

And the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is hiring another Big 10 campus administrator to lead the state's flagship public university. Charles Lee Isbell Jr. will become the UI's 11th Chancellor. Isbell is currently provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Cloudy skies today after morning fog, a high near 80 degrees. Right now it is 59. I'm John Norton, WGLT News.

And the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is hiring another Big 10 campus administrator to lead the state's flagship public university. Charles Lee Isbell Jr. will become the UI's 11th Chancellor. Isbell is currently provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Cloudy skies today after morning fog, a high near 80 degrees. Right now it is 59. I'm John Norton, WGLT News.