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CT HB05202
Bill
Status
Passed
5/24/2022
Primary Sponsor
Energy and Technology Committee
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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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