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Senators approve clarification to allow on‑site storage of reactor‑generated high‑level waste at new reactors
Summary
A committee substitute to House Bill 4,112 clarifies that current and future nuclear power reactors and university research reactors may store high‑level radioactive waste on‑site so long as the material originated at that site; sponsors said the change prevents unintended barriers to new federal‑licensed reactors.
The committee heard House Bill 4,112 and a committee substitute intended to clarify earlier 2019 session language that bars the state from becoming a repository for high‑level radioactive waste.
Sponsor Chairman Birdwell said HB 7’s prior restrictions were written to prevent off‑site disposal in Texas but could be misread to bar on‑site storage at new nuclear…
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