Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HJR242: Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development
Status: Passed both chambers, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act, urging the governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development.
From the enrolled text:
An Act, URGING THE GOVERNOR AND RELEVANT STATE AGENCIES TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND TAKE STATE ACTIONS TOWARD ITS DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has had two large nuclear power facilities for many years, the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Alabama, and the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Plant near Dothan, Alabama; and WHEREAS, the operation of these plants has produced substantial quantities of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) that is currently stored on-site at both facilities; and WHEREAS, Alabama ratepayers have paid a tax of one dollar per megawatt-hour from the energy generated by these two plants, which has gone into a federal Nuclear Waste Fund to develop a geologic repository for the permanent disposal of this spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; and WHEREAS, there is no federal effort underway to develop a permanent geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel; and WHEREAS, spent nuclear fuel contains several categories of materials of varying economic value, enormous energy potential, and long-term radiological hazard; and WHEREAS, the short-term concerns (on the order of decades) around the radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel are Page decades) around the radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel are HJR242 Enrolled dominated by fission products that decay quickly and can no longer undergo fission to release energy; …
Sponsors
- Harrison, Ben (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Lee, Paul W. (R, HD-086)
Latest actions
- : Pocket Vote
- : Delivered to Governor
- : Enrolled
- : Ready to Enroll
- : Reported from RULES
- : Reported Out of Committee Second House
- : Pending Committee Action in Second House
- : Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES
- : Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote
- : Reported from Rules
Subjects: Resolutions
Common questions
- What is HJR242?
- HJR242 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Urging the Governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development.
- What does HJR242 do?
- In its own words: An act, urging the governor and relevant state agencies to recognize the value of spent nuclear fuel and take state actions toward its development.
- What is the status of HJR242?
- Passed both chambers as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Pocket Vote (April 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR242?
- Harrison, Ben (R, HD-002), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HJR242?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HJR242
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