N.J. Removes ‘Moratorium’ Blocking New Nuclear Plants
Governor Also Adds Nuclear Task Force to Pursue Implementation
PSEG's Hope Creek and Salem nuclear plant | Peretz Partensky, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Apr 9, 2026
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill paved the way for the development of new nuclear plants by removing a permitting rule that for four decades created a “de facto moratorium” on reactor construction.
