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Committee approves IDEM-requested changes to state nuclear permitting law over objections about lost state oversight
Summary
SB 258, agency-sponsored changes to Title 13 to remove provisions preempted by federal law and streamline nuclear permitting, passed the Utilities Committee 7–3 after IDEM and utilities argued federal NRC authority governs radiological safety and environmental stakeholders warned the bill would reduce state transparency and public hearings.
The Senate Utilities Committee voted 7–3 to advance SB 258, agency language from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) that would repeal outdated state nuclear permitting provisions and align state law with federal jurisdiction over radiological safety.
Alex Goodnight, deputy legislative director at IDEM, told the committee SB 258 removes provisions preempted by federal law and a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision and updates obsolete references to federal agencies. "SB 2 58 addresses a fundamental and unnecessary barrier to nuclear innovation in our state by removing provisions that are preempted by a 40 year old US Supreme Court decision," Goodnight said, adding IDEM will continue to…
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