2 Dec (NucNet) : US-based utility Exelon Corporation has reached an agreement with Illinois governor Bruce Rauner on a proposed state energy bill, which is to recognise nuclear energy’s clean air value, Exelon said in a statement. The bill has the potential to preserve 4,200 jobs at Exelon’s Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear power stations and prevent the loss of $1.2bn (€1.1bn) in economic activity expected from the announced closures of the facilities, the statement said. In May 2016, (...)