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Utah committee amends and advances bill to create state nuclear regulatory office
Summary
The House Public Utilities and Energy Committee amended and unanimously advanced HB 78 to create a state nuclear regulatory office within DEQ’s Division of Waste Management and Radiation, adding 'fuel conversion' to the statutory definition and hearing both industry support and environmental opposition.
Representative Carl Albrecht introduced HB 78 on the committee’s opening agenda, saying the bill would establish a nuclear energy regulatory office within the state Division of Waste Management and Radiation and authorize the division—subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval—to regulate activities across the nuclear fuel cycle.
The bill would give the office rulemaking authority over licensing, safety standards, security measures and enforcement, allow fee collection for licensing and inspections, and direct the division to pursue expanded Agreement State status with the NRC. Tim Davis, executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, told the committee DEQ has already reorganized…
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