KY·Resolution·2024 Regular Session
SJR 140
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Public Service Commission to make all staffing, organizational, and administrative preparations necessary to be ready to discharge its regulatory duties relating to applications for the siting and construction of nuclear energy facilities in the Commonwealth.
Introduced 2024-02-12Last action 2024-02-12
Sponsor
D. Carroll
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Summary
This joint resolution directs Kentucky's Public Service Commission to prepare for potential nuclear energy facility applications by taking specific administrative and regulatory steps. The commission must survey other states' nuclear regulatory staffing models, contract with nuclear experts for immediate assistance, train existing staff on nuclear matters, and update its regulations to ensure electric utilities consider nuclear power in their resource planning. Additionally, the commission must review and revise its administrative regulations to remove any barriers to effective nuclear facility regulation and development, positioning Kentucky to handle future nuclear energy projects following the 2017 lifting of the state's nuclear construction moratorium.
Note
Historical import. Session: 2024RS
Full Bill Text
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0029.pdf