Environmental advocates have opposed the resolution, citing waste and cost concerns. …….
SCR6 passed 62-11 in the House and now awaits the governor’s signature.
Thirty municipalities with the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), a consortium of municipally owned power systems in Utah and several other Western states, have partnered with NuScale Power to study and create the new small modular nuclear reactor technology. The proposed 12-module plant would be located at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, where it could power Utah’s cities from hundreds of miles away………
If they stick with the project, the municipalities involved wouldn’t actually power their cities with nuclear energy until around 2026, since the proposal is now in the exploratory phase. …… https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/02/27/bill-offering-support/
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