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Senate panel approves study committee on advanced nuclear, adds municipal electric representatives
Summary
The committee adopted a committee substitute for SR482 to form a Senate study committee on advanced nuclear generation and amended the substitute to add two Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia representatives and increase membership to 14; the substitute passed unanimously.
Senate Resolution 482, as presented in committee substitute form, will create a Senate study committee to examine advanced nuclear power technologies, including small modular reactors and fusion-related developments.
Senator Beard said the substitute defines committee membership and structure and that the resolution replaces a requested PSC study with a Senate-led study committee. Committee members suggested and the panel adopted an amendment to add two representatives from the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and to increase membership from 12 to 14; the amendment passed unanimously and the substitute as amended received unanimous committee approval.
The study committee is intended to gather information about potential state policy, siting, and regulatory issues as advanced nuclear technologies develop.
What happens next: The substitute as amended will be reported to the rules committee and, if released, could be considered by the full Senate.
