Ban on hotter nuclear waste progresses

[NVMojo]

A prohibition on hotter nuclear waste was easily confirmed by a House committee Friday.
After moving quickly through the Senate and being passed unanimously earlier this week, SB24 was met with no opposition at a hearing before the House Natural Resources, Agricultural and Environment Committee. The bill would ban class B and C nuclear waste in Utah, as well as any non-nuclear hazordous waste hotter than the currently permitted class A waste.
Sponsoring Sen. Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, said that the bill was simply putting into state law what was already not permitted without the approval of the governor or the legislature.
"It's been illegal to bring B and C waste into the state right now, even without this bill," he said.


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