WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Curtis issued the following press release:
During a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, Senator John Curtis (R-UT) discussed the future of nuclear energy as a clean baseload power source for Utah with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Ho K. Nieh and Commissioner David A. Wright. Throughout the exchange, the Senator stressed that federal policy must empower states rather than imposing "one-size-fits-all" mandates. Curtis also raised concerns regarding slow and duplicative permitting processes, secured a timeline on Utah's request to add uranium conversion to its state agreement, and advocated for small municipal power agencies navigating the complex NRC application process....