278.610 Requirements for certification of nuclear power facility. (1)The Public Service Commission may certify a nuclear power facility if it finds that the facility and plan for storage of the facility's high-level nuclear waste have been approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (2)The commission shall have the authority to hire a consultant to perform duties relating to this section. Any expenses or fees incurred by the commission in hiring a consultant shall be borne by the applicant. (3)The construction of low-level nuclear waste disposal sites in the Commonwealth shall be prohibited, except as provided in KRS 211.852. Effective: June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 5 provided that amendments made to this statute and KRS 278.600 in Sections 1 and 2 of that Act shall be cited as the Robert J. Leeper Act.
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