Oak Ridge staff pitches "nuclear industrial overlay" to guide nuclear industry siting and safeguards
City planning staff presented a draft "nuclear industrial overlay" to restrict long‑term waste storage, define permitted nuclear uses by NAICS code, and add security, hazard analysis and financial‑assurance requirements, initially mapped to Heritage Center (K‑25), Horizon Center and Bear Creek/TVA areas.
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City planning staff presented a draft "nuclear industrial overlay" zoning district at the Oak Ridge City Council work session on March 17, proposing a new layer of regulation to steer nuclear‑related industrial development and to add special safeguards.
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