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Wyoming committee asks LSO to draft bill limiting liability for nuclear security personnel
Summary
The Minerals, Business & Economic Development interim committee asked staff to draft a bill that would limit civil and criminal exposure for trained security personnel at licensed commercial nuclear sites, following testimony that Wyoming law does not clearly shield guards who must use force to defend a reactor site.
The Minerals, Business & Economic Development interim committee voted to ask Legislative Service Office staff to draft legislation that would clarify legal protections for armed security personnel at commercial nuclear generating sites.
Committee members said they moved because applicants and licensees told the panel that federal regulation requires on‑site security but that Wyoming law lacks an explicit shield for personnel who may have to use force to defend a licensed facility. "Without such protections, security personnel at TerraPower's Kemmer facility and any future commercial nuclear facilities in Wyoming remain…
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