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Utah House approves bill to create state nuclear regulatory office, sends measure to Senate
Summary
The House passed HB 78 to authorize a nuclear energy regulatory office within the Division of Environmental Quality, allow fee collection and enter agreements with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; sponsors said fees and existing "operation gigawatt" funding will cover start-up costs.
The Utah House on Jan. 23 approved House Bill 78, which would establish a state-level nuclear energy regulatory office within the Division of Environmental Quality and authorize the collection of licensing fees and agreements with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Representative Carl Albrecht, sponsor of the measure, told colleagues the bill supplements last year's HB 249 and would add rule-making authority and staff capacity at DEQ to oversee licensing, fee…
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