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City staff unveils proposed Nuclear Industrial Overlay zoning for K‑25, Horizon Center and Bear Creek areas
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft 'Nuclear Industrial Overlay' (NIO) that would restrict long‑term storage, set hazard/security plan and financial‑assurance requirements, and apply initially to three western Oak Ridge industrial areas; council members pressed staff on time and quantity limits and whether IND‑2 is the proper base zoning.
Planning staff presented a draft Nuclear Industrial Overlay (NIO) at the March 17 work session, describing a text amendment and corresponding map changes intended to identify where nuclear‑regulated industrial uses may locate in Oak Ridge and to add site‑specific safeguards.
Miss Williams said the overlay is designed to layer onto the city’s IND‑2 industrial zoning and would use NAICS codes to identify regulated nuclear uses. The draft would require a site plan, security and hazard analyses, and financial assurances for new or redeveloped nuclear uses. “It will not preempt federal regulation of the nuclear industry,” she told council.
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