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Senate approves bill adding nuclear to clean-energy statute amid broad debate
Summary
Senators passed House Bill 10‑40 to classify nuclear energy as a form of clean energy in state statute, with advocates citing decarbonization and workforce opportunities and opponents raising concerns about waste, proliferation, cost and ratepayer risk.
House Bill 10‑40, a measure to add nuclear energy to Colorado’s statutory definition of “clean energy,” passed the Senate on March 13 after extended floor debate about safety, cost, waste and community transition opportunities.
Senator Liston, a sponsor, said the bill only places nuclear energy in statute as an eligible clean source and does not mandate construction or state funding. “All this bill does is put it in statute that indeed nuclear energy is a form of clean energy,” Liston…
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