Minutes

Present: Senator David H. Senjem - Chair, Senator Andrew Mathews - Vice Chair, Senator Roger C. Chamberlain, Senator Nick A. Frentz, Senator Jerry Newton, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Patricia Torres Ray, Senator Paul J. Utke

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator David H. Senjem called the meeting to order 3:00 pm

Nuclear Innovation and Opportunities
      Caroline Cochran, Co-founder and COO, Oklo

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Advanced Nuclear Power and Regulation

 

Judi Greenwald, Executive Director, Nuclear Innovation Alliance

Patrick White, Project Manager, Nuclear Innovation Alliance

 

3. Fossil to Fission: Repowering Coal with Carbon-Free Nuclear

 

Dr. George Griffith, Small Modular Reactor Lead, Idaho National Laboratory

4. State of Advanced Reactors

 

Marc Nichol, Senior Director, New Reactors, Nuclear Energy Institute

 

5. Nuclear Innovation and Opportunities

 

Caroline Cochran, Co-founder and COO, Oklo

 

6. S.F. 225 Kiffmeyer -New nuclear power plant certificate of need issuance prohibition abolishment.

 

7. S.F. 4082 - Prohibition modification on construction of new nuclear-powered electric generating plants.

 

John Tuma, Commissioner, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

 

8. S.F. 4163 - Advanced nuclear study requirement and appropriation.

 

9. Adjourn

S.F. 225: Senator Kiffmeyer: New nuclear power plant certificate of need issuance prohibition abolishment.



Senator Senjem moved that S.F. 225, be recommended to pass.

S.F. 4082: Senator Mathews: Prohibition modification on construction of new nuclear-powered electric generating plants.



Senator Senjem moved that S.F. 4082, as amended, be recommended to pass.

S.F. 4163: Senator Mathews: Advanced nuclear study requirement and appropriation.



Senator Senjem moved that S.F. 4163, be recommended to pass as amended and referred to Finance Committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 pm

Senator David H. Senjem, Chair	Beth Kleinboehl, Legislative Assistant