SF 952

This bill removes Minnesota's current statutory prohibition on issuing certificates of need for new nuclear power plants, effectively lifting the state's ban on new nuclear power plant construction. The legislation strikes the existing language in Minnesota Statutes section 216B.243 that explicitly prevents the Public Utilities Commission from approving certificates of need for new nuclear-powered electric generating facilities, while retaining requirements for addressing impacts of spent nuclear fuel storage for facilities seeking license extensions. By eliminating this prohibition, the bill would allow new nuclear power plants to be considered and potentially approved through the state's standard certificate of need process, marking a significant shift in Minnesota's energy policy toward potentially expanding nuclear power generation capacity.