A3949

Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations concerning small modular nuclear reactors; authorizes EDA to incentivize construction and operation of such reactors.

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey A3949 directs the Board of Public Utilities to adopt rules and regulations for small modular nuclear reactors and authorizes the New.

New Jersey A3949 mandates the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to create rules and regulations for the construction and operation of small modular nuclear reactors. The bill defines a small modular nuclear reactor as a nuclear fission reactor with a generating capacity of up to 300 megawatts, capable of being built and operated alone or in combination with similar reactors at a single site, and subject to licensing by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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Where it stands

Current
Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Jan 13

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee