Bill > LD343

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to annually issue a request for informational bids for the establishment in the State of a small modular nuclear reactor, which is a nuclear reactor that has a rated generating capacity of no more than 350 megawatts, is capable of being constructed and operated at a single site on its own or in combination with one or more nuclear reactors and is required to be licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The requests are for information only, including the timing for establishing a modular reactor and the cost, location and annual operating costs of a modular reactor, and are not binding on the State or the person submitting the information but may be used in developing a contract. The commission is required to make an annual report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and utility matters detailing the informational bids received. The provisions of this legislation are repealed when the State accepts a bid for the establishment of a small modular nuclear reactor. The commission is required to notify the Revisor of Statutes when the State accepts a bid for the establishment of a small modular nuclear reactor.

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Reagan Paul (R)*,  Roger Albert (R),  Dick Campbell (R),  Gary Drinkwater (R),  Steven Foster (R),  Matt Harrington (R),  Ben Hymes (R),  Mathew McIntyre (R),  Michael Soboleski (R), 

Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (on 06/25/2025)

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