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Committee endorses concurrent resolution supporting nuclear technology and spent-fuel research
Summary
The Committee on Natural Resources and Energy approved a committee substitute for House Concurrent Resolution 22 expressing support for nuclear energy research, including small modular reactors and options to reuse spent nuclear fuel.
The Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on Monday approved a committee substitute for House Concurrent Resolution 22, a nonbinding measure that expresses the legislature’s support for nuclear energy research and emerging technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs).
Sponsor Representative Bridges told the committee Kentucky faces an "energy crunch" and that new technologies warrant exploration. He noted the substitute includes language about reusing spent nuclear fuel. "We have the ability to use nuclear waste, uranium veil spent, and the ability…
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