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Senate advances audit-driven radiation-control amendments after questions on in-state storage
Summary
Senators moved Senate Bill 129 — changes to Utah’s Radiation Control Act and board authority driven by a legislative audit — to the third‑reading calendar after sponsors described staggered board terms, expanded hearing powers, and financial-assurance tools; floor questions probed whether low‑level radioactive waste is currently stored in Utah (Envirocare).
Senators on Feb. 10 debated and advanced Senate Bill 129, a substitute package of amendments intended to implement legislative audit recommendations for Utah’s radiation-control regime.
Sponsor Senator Reese told the Senate the substitute incorporates the audit committee’s three recommendations, revises board member terms so they are staggered like other DEQ boards, clarifies the radiation board’s…
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