MI SCR0008

Urges the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish a permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste as required by law.

Notes that over 70,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel are currently stored in temporary pools and casks at sites across the country, including Michigan.

References the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, which required the federal government to build a permanent repository and begin accepting waste by January 31, 1998.

Highlights that despite billions of dollars collected from electric ratepayers, no permanent repository exists as of 2015, with Michigan's three nuclear plants generating 28 percent of the state's electricity.

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the Secretary of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Senate President, House Speaker, and Michigan's congressional delegation.