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Committee backs Senate Bill 179 to establish nuclear energy development grant program and allocate funds
Summary
Senate Bill 179, which establishes a nuclear energy development grant program within the Kentucky New Nuclear Energy Development Authority and redirects $10 million of an existing appropriation for the authority's operations, was amended by PHS 1 and reported favorably, with $2 million identified for engineering workforce training in Paducah.
The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on March 13, 2025, reported Senate Bill 179, as amended by PHS 1, which creates the Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program within the Kentucky New Nuclear Energy Development Authority and identifies funding from an existing appropriation.
Senator Danny Carroll, sponsor of the bill, and State…
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