MI SCR0008

Urges the U.S. Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish a permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste storage as required by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

Notes that over 70,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel are currently stored in temporary pools and casks at sites nationwide, including Michigan locations, and that the required waste acceptance deadline of January 31, 1998 has long passed.

Michigan's three nuclear power plants generate approximately 26 percent of the state's electricity, making nuclear waste management a significant state concern.

Calls on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to prioritize development of licensing requirements for Generation IV reactors capable of pyrochemical processing, a method to recycle spent nuclear fuel and reduce waste volume.

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