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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-073

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Feb 15, 2022       Location Old Supreme Court

SB22-073 - Committee Discussion Only
05:25:10 PM  
Senator Rankin, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-073. The bill requires the Office of Economic Development to study the feasibility of using small modular nuclear reactors as a carbon-free energy source for the state. The study must consider the policies, economics, safety, reliability, and environmental impacts of the use of small nuclear reactors as outlined in the bill. The bill also amends the definition of recycled energy to include only pumped hydroelectricity generation with a nameplate capacity of not more than 400 megawatts.
05:31:43 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to committee questions.
05:33:26 PM  
Senator Gonzales proceeded with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in Attachment C.
05:35:28 PM  
Alexandra Renner, representing Oklo Inc., testified in support of the bill. James Hopf, representing Generation Atomic, testified in support of the bill. Arthur Hyde, representing Segra Capital Management, testified in support of the bill.
05:47:17 PM  
Dr. Patrick White, representing Nuclear Innovation Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Steven Curtis, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Christopher Barnard, representing The American Conservation Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
05:57:08 PM  
Sarah Jensen, representing American Conservation Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Alyssa Hayes, representing Generation Atomic, testified in support of the bill. Rohn Brown, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
06:08:26 PM  
Connor Woodrich, representing Nuclear Energy Institute, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Michael Fox, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
06:15:59 PM  
Philip Ord, representing Americans for Nuclear Energy, testified in support of the bill. Nicholas McMurray, representing ClearPath, testified in support of the bill. Madison Hilly, representing Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal, testified in support of the bill.
06:27:01 PM  
Greg Brophy, representing The Western Way, testified in support of the bill. Timothy Coleman, representing Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. Eric Meyer, representing Generation Atomic, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to committee questions.
06:37:32 PM  
Benjamin Elwood, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Claire O'Brien, representing Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
06:45:28 PM  
The chair recessed the committee.
06:55:03 PM  
The committee came back to order.
06:55:13 PM  
Joan Seeman, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill. Elizabeta Stacishin, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill. Giselle Herzfeld, representing Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center & 350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
07:08:03 PM  
Usama Khalid, representing Spirit of the Sun, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. Jan Rose, representing CO Coalition for a Livable Climate (CCLC), testified in opposition to the bill. Richard Andrews, representing Boulder Innovative Technologies Inc. and self, testified in opposition to the bill.
07:19:19 PM  
Lynn Segal, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill. Leslie Glustrom, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.
07:28:57 PM  
The committee recessed.
07:33:40 PM  
The committee came back to order.
07:34:09 PM  
The bill sponsor and committee members commented on the bill.
07:34:51 PM  
The chair laid the bill over for action.