SF0186

Establishes requirements and standards for advanced nuclear reactor manufacturers to store spent nuclear fuel in Wyoming using dry cask storage.

• Defines key terms including 'advanced nuclear reactor manufacturer' (a person physically located in Wyoming that manufactures, deploys, refurbishes and refuels advanced nuclear reactors at their Wyoming location), 'dry cask storage' (storage of spent nuclear fuel using containers with realistic security, seismic and flooding design basis), and 'installation' (a facility for storing spent nuclear fuel owned or operated by an advanced nuclear reactor manufacturer). (W.S. 35-11-2201(a))
• Requires advanced nuclear reactor manufacturers to submit an application to the Department of Environmental Quality before constructing a fuel storage installation, including copies of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission applications and licenses, written acknowledgment that the installation will be temporary and use dry cask storage only, and information on site selection criteria, technical feasibility, and environmental and economic impacts. (W.S. 35-11-2202(b))
• Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality director to issue a permit for a fuel storage installation if the applicant obtains a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license, uses dry cask storage, and provides substantial assurances the installation is temporary through a time-limited license or binding commitment for fuel removal or reprocessing. (W.S. 35-11-2202(c))
• Exempts approved fuel storage installations from the jurisdiction of the Industrial Development Information and Siting Act. (W.S. 35-11-2202(d))
• Requires installation operators to submit copies of all publicly available reports, notifications and violations exchanged with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the state Department of Environmental Quality within five days and to local emergency management departments, and to make the information available on a public website. (W.S. 35-11-2202(e))
• Authorizes the director to apply for available federal funds from the federal interim storage fund, federal nuclear waste fund, and other federal or state programs upon receipt of an application, provided such funds do not authorize siting or construction not otherwise authorized by this article.