nuclear power

At most nuclear power plants today, the waste — also called spent fuel — stays on the property where it was created.

Indiana Michigan Power, one of the state's utilities, supplies some nuclear power from a plant across the Michigan border. However, there are no large-scale nuclear power plants in Indiana.

The new bill, SB 176, would up the megawatt capacity limit from 350 megawatts to what Rolls Royce’s is expected to be — 470 megawatts.

But opponents of SB 271 say small modular nuclear reactors are a risky investment for the state.

Lawmakers want to make it easier for smaller, more advanced nuclear power plants to be built in Indiana.