Kentucky Statutes 278.610 – Requirements for certification of nuclear power facility
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(1) The Public Service Commission may certify a nuclear power facility if it finds that the facility and plan for storage of the facility’s high-level nuclear waste have been approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(2) The commission shall have the authority to hire a consultant to perform duties relating to this section. Any expenses or fees incurred by the commission in hiring a consultant shall be borne by the applicant.
(3) The construction of low-level nuclear waste disposal sites in the
Commonwealth shall be prohibited, except as provided in KRS § 211.852.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec.
5 provided that amendments made to this statute and KRS § 278.600 in Sections
1 and 2 of that Act shall be cited as the Robert J. Leeper Act.
(2) The commission shall have the authority to hire a consultant to perform duties relating to this section. Any expenses or fees incurred by the commission in hiring a consultant shall be borne by the applicant.
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(3) The construction of low-level nuclear waste disposal sites in the
Commonwealth shall be prohibited, except as provided in KRS § 211.852.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec.
5 provided that amendments made to this statute and KRS § 278.600 in Sections
1 and 2 of that Act shall be cited as the Robert J. Leeper Act.