Miss America, Grace Stanke, was in Two Rivers Monday (February 20th), visiting the Point Beach Nuclear Plant.
Representative Shae Sortwell was also there, and he called it a “joy” welcoming the national icon to his district.
The duo, and staff at the plant, discussed the future of nuclear energy, during which Stanke expressed optimism for small modular reactors.
The Wausau native is even designing one for her senior project at UW-Madison, where she is majoring in nuclear engineering.
In a statement, Rep. Sortwell noted, “Grace believes these types of reactors are a potential option for nuclear energy policy in Wisconsin. They are safer and more practical than the traditional technologies of the nuclear industry. I look to promote small nuclear reactors within the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities and hope to invite her to testify in support at a later committee hearing.”
