Senate committee approves utility disclosure of nuclear-waste storage costs; amendment adopted The Senate Energy and Environment Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 15 97 requiring electric utilities to disclose to customers costs recovered in rates for storing nuclear waste and advanced the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The committee also discussed definitions related to small modular reactors.

The Senate committee has taken a bold step in Oregon by advancing a bill that forces electric utilities to reveal the true costs of nuclear waste storage to customers.

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