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Waste management director outlines Utah’s agreement‑state role, uranium licensing and workforce needs
Summary
Utah’s Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control described its agreement‑state responsibilities with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, oversight of uranium mills and plans to build in-state expertise if reactor licensing responsibilities expand.
Doug Hansen, director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, told the appropriations subcommittee Utah is an NRC agreement state with authority over radioactive materials licensing, uranium recovery and low‑level radioactive waste and said the state must build expertise to support potential growth in nuclear activity.
Hansen reviewed the 1954 Atomic Energy Act’s cooperative-federalism origins and said Utah’s authority has…
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