North Dakota advances bill allowing study of nuclear waste with added rules

Nuclear energy research gets green light in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Legislature is opening the door for nuclear energy research in the state. The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed Senate Bill 2159 to allow the Energy and Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks to study nuclear energy. The House passed the EERC bill 57-32. The bill previously passed the Senate 45-2. The bill returns to the Senate after being amended by the House. Advocates o…

North Dakota advances bill allowing study of nuclear waste with added rules

BISMARCK — A bill that would allow North Dakota's State Energy Research Center to work on projects that could result in nuclear waste disposal has passed the state House, with amendments that aim to limit the potential disposal to above-ground facilities and require state approval before the research is done. But some House members who voted against the bill expressed concern that the law, which alters a state statute completely preventing this …