House
File
2046
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2046
BY
KAUFMANN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
restricting
the
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
public
1
convenience,
use,
and
necessity
for
nuclear
generating
2
facility
applicants
until
specified
requirements
are
met.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
5549YH
(2)
85
rn/nh
H.F.
2046
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476A.7A
Nuclear
generating
1
facilities
——
threshold
determination
requirements
——
general
2
assembly
approval.
3
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
requirements
for
issuance
of
a
4
certificate
pursuant
to
this
chapter,
a
certificate
shall
not
5
be
issued
for
the
construction
of
a
nuclear
generating
facility
6
until
the
director
of
the
department
of
natural
resources
7
certifies
that
an
authorized
agency
of
the
federal
government
8
has
identified
and
approved
a
demonstrable
technology
or
9
means
for
disposal
of
high-level
nuclear
waste,
and
until
10
construction
of
the
facility
has
been
specifically
approved
by
11
a
majority
vote
of
both
houses
of
the
general
assembly.
12
2.
As
used
in
this
section,
“high-level
nuclear
waste”
means
13
those
aqueous
wastes
resulting
from
the
operation
of
the
first
14
cycle
of
the
solvent
extraction
system
or
equivalent
and
the
15
concentrated
wastes
of
the
subsequent
cycles
or
equivalent
in
16
a
facility
for
reprocessing
irradiated
reactor
fuel
and
shall
17
include
spent
fuel
assemblies
prior
to
fuel
reprocessing.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
restricts
the
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
public
22
convenience,
use,
and
necessity
for
nuclear
generating
facility
23
applicants
until
specified
requirements
are
met.
24
The
bill
provides
that
in
addition
to
any
other
requirements
25
for
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
public
convenience,
use,
and
26
necessity
by
the
Iowa
utilities
board
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
27
476A,
a
certificate
shall
not
be
issued
for
the
construction
28
of
a
nuclear
generating
facility
until
the
director
of
the
29
department
of
natural
resources
certifies
that
an
authorized
30
agency
of
the
federal
government
has
identified
and
approved
31
a
demonstrable
technology
or
means
for
disposal
of
high-level
32
nuclear
waste,
and
until
construction
of
the
facility
has
been
33
specifically
approved
by
a
majority
vote
of
both
houses
of
34
the
general
assembly.
The
bill
defines
“high-level
nuclear
35
-1-
LSB
5549YH
(2)
85
rn/nh
1/
2
H.F.
2046
waste”
to
mean
those
aqueous
wastes
resulting
from
the
1
operation
of
the
first
cycle
of
the
solvent
extraction
system
2
or
equivalent
and
the
concentrated
wastes
of
the
subsequent
3
cycles
or
equivalent
in
a
facility
for
reprocessing
irradiated
4
reactor
fuel
and
including
spent
fuel
assemblies
prior
to
fuel
5
reprocessing.
6
-2-
LSB
5549YH
(2)
85
rn/nh
2/
2