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CT HB05202

Bill

Status

Passed

5/24/2022

Primary Sponsor

Energy and Technology Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Repeals and replaces Section 22a-136 of the general statutes, effective October 1, 2022
  • Prohibits construction of a fifth nuclear power facility until the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection certifies that the U.S. Government has identified and approved a disposal technology for high-level nuclear waste
  • Exempts any nuclear power generating facility already operating in Connecticut as of October 1, 2022 from the construction moratorium
  • Defines "high level nuclear waste" as aqueous wastes from solvent extraction systems used in reactor fuel reprocessing and spent fuel assemblies prior to reprocessing

Legislative Description

An Act Exempting Existing Nuclear Power Generating Facilities In The State From The Nuclear Power Facility Construction Moratorium.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

5/24/2022

Committee Referrals

Energy and Technology2/23/2022

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