SB0948 Summary

• Amends Michigan's radioactive waste regulation law to prohibit the depositing or storing of radioactive waste in the state, with specific exceptions for educational institutions, nuclear power plants, medical facilities, and uranium tailings from in-state mining.

• Prohibits importing Class A and Class B radioactive waste generated outside Michigan and prohibits all storage or disposal of Class C waste, while allowing storage of low-level radioactive waste generated within the state under existing regulations.

• Creates the Great Lakes Protection Radioactive Waste Advisory Board with 9 members including technical experts, tribal representatives, environmental advocates, and state agency directors to assess impacts of a potential deep geologic repository near the Great Lakes.

• Requires the advisory board to submit a report to the legislature and governor within 1 year assessing potential public health, natural resource, cultural, archaeological, and historical impacts from a proposed deep geologic repository, and to conduct at least 3 public hearings in affected areas.

• Repeals the advisory board provision 1 year and 90 days after the bill's effective date.