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Committee hears bill to allow fusion projects to opt into EFSEC; health licensing still required
Summary
Staff and agency witnesses told the Senate committee that Senate Bill 5241 would allow fusion energy facilities to opt into the EFSEC site certification pathway while preserving required radiation licensing and registration with the Department of Health; witnesses and industry speakers testified in support.
Kim Cushing, committee staff, briefed senators on Senate Bill 5241, which would add fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification under the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council statutes. Cushing said the bill clarifies statute by distinguishing fusion and fission and allows fusion facilities to choose EFSEC, Ecology’s coordinated permit process, or the local permitting pathway; any fusion facility that obtains EFSEC certification would still need required radiation licenses and registrations from state or federal agencies.
Senator Elias, the bill’s prime sponsor, told the committee the measure…
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