S-0476.1
SENATE BILL 5115
State of Washington
64th Legislature
2015 Regular Session
By Senator Brown
Read first time 01/14/15. Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
AN ACT Relating to studying the siting of small modular reactors in Washington; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  (1) The energy facility site evaluation council shall study matters relating to the siting of small modular reactors in Washington. The study must include the following: (a) Identification of possible locations in the state where small modular reactors could be suitably located; (b) identification of permits and studies that would need to be conducted in order to facilitate the siting of small modular reactors; and (c) recommendations on how the siting and permitting process could be streamlined for small modular reactors. 
(2) The energy facility site evaluation council shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislature and governor by December 1, 2015.
(3) The energy facility site evaluation council may contract for services to assist in the study.
(4) For purposes of this section, "small modular reactor" means the following: (a) A scalable nuclear power plant using reactors each with a gross power output no greater than fifty megawatts electric; (b) where each reactor is designed for factory manufacturing and transport by truck, rail, or barge; and (c) where each reactor is installed in its own isolated bay in a reactor building that may contain no more than twelve such reactors. 
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