SJR 79

This bill establishes a temporary Nuclear Energy Development Working Group within Kentucky's Energy and Environment Cabinet, composed of 23 members including state officials, utility representatives, nuclear industry stakeholders, and legislators. The working group is tasked with identifying barriers to nuclear power development in Kentucky (such as regulatory, financial, and workforce obstacles) and developing recommendations for creating a permanent nuclear energy commission to promote the nuclear power industry in the state. The group must meet at least three times between September 1, 2023, and December 1, 2023, when it must submit a report to the Governor and Legislative Research Commission detailing its findings and recommendations for establishing a permanent commission to foster nuclear energy development in Kentucky.