Ill. lawmaker shelves nuclear bill

March 27, 2011 (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.)

State Rep. Joann Osmond, a Republican from Antioch, introduced legislation in January that would have lifted the state's 24-year ban on nuclear power plant construction. The Zion nuclear plant is being decommissioned in her legislative district.

She says that she pushed the legislation as a way to preserve and create jobs in the area.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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