US EditionNew Jersey Lifts Nuclear Moratorium, Launches Task Force on New Plants
The law lets the state approve waste-storage permits that meet federal standards and creates a 14-member panel to study financing and supply chains.
- On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed legislation lifting a 40-year moratorium that had blocked construction of new nuclear power plants in the state.
- The previous law required a permanent radioactive waste disposal method written in the 1970s that does not exist today, effectively prohibiting new nuclear development for decades.
- Existing Salem and Hope Creek plants generate 40% of state electricity and 80% of its clean energy, while the new law empowers the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection commissioner to approve permits meeting federal safety standards.
- Sherrill also signed an executive order establishing a 14-member task force to convene leaders from government, industry, and labor to study financing, supply chains, and public trust improvements.
- With residential electricity prices rising more than 33% between June 2023 and June 2025, officials aim to boost supply, though PSEG President Ralph LaRossa cautioned that significant partnerships are required to finance new projects.
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