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Helena Senator Terry Gauthier to seek study on nuclear power in Montana
A state senator says he will ask in the upcoming legislative session for a study on the merits of allowing small modular nuclear reactors in Montana in an effort to provide clean energy and tap into existing infrastructure.
Sen. Terry Gauthier, a Republican who represents west Helena and in his second term in the state legislature, was asked during an online meeting of “Hometown Helena,” an informal gathering of Queen City residents, about the future of nuclear energy in Montana.
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