SF 2953

This bill removes Minnesota's current statutory prohibition on issuing certificates of need for new nuclear power plants, effectively allowing the state's Public Utilities Commission to once again consider and potentially approve applications for nuclear power plant construction. By striking paragraph (a) from Minnesota Statutes section 216B.243, subdivision 3b, the legislation eliminates a longstanding ban on new nuclear development while retaining requirements for addressing impacts when certifying additional spent fuel storage at existing facilities. The change would reverse Minnesota's nuclear moratorium policy and open the door for potential new nuclear energy projects in the state, though any proposed plants would still need to go through the standard certificate of need review process.