Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB2410: Relating to a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project; providing that this Act shall be referred to the peop
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: Allows EFSC to approve a power plant demo project that uses one or more small modular reactors. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Allows the Energy Facility Siting Council to issue a site certificate for a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project in Umatilla County. Requires the demonstration project to use microgrid enabling technologies such that the project can be isolated from the electric grid and support community energy resilience. Requires the council to consult with each interested federally recognized Indian tribe with tribal lands located in Umatilla County on an application for a site certificate for a demonstration project. Directs the State Department of Energy , in cooperation with certain state agencies, to prepare a report on statutes, rules, requirements or orders that may be applicable to a small modular reactor energy facility demonstration project, and statutes and rules that may need to be adopted or modified to enable the Energy Facility Siting Council to provide oversight of a demonstration project. Directs the department to submit the report to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than [ one year after the Act takes effect ] December 15, 2026 . Establishes the Umatilla County SMR Demonstration Project Report Fund. Refers the Act to the people of Umatilla County for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 14, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 2410 By COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT April On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, delete "prescribing an effective". In line 3, delete "date;". Delete lines 5 through 22 and delete pages 2 and 3 and insert: "SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 469.590 to 469.619. "SECTION 2. (1) As used in this section: "(a) 'Advanced nuclear reactor' has the meaning given that term in 42 C.F.R. 16271, effective January 1, 2025. "(b) 'Community energy resilience' means the ability of a specific community to maintain the availability of energy needed to support the provision of energy-dependent critical public services to the community following nonroutine disruptions of severe impact or duration to the state's broader energy systems. "(c) 'Small modular reactor' means an advanced nuclear and "(B) That may be constructed and operated in combination with similar reactors at a single site. "(d) 'Small modular reactor energy facility' means an energy facility that produces power from using one or more small modular reactors at a single site. "(e) 'Tribal lands located within the exterior boundaries of Umatilla County' includes land located within the exterior boundaries of Umatilla County that: "(A) Is within the boundaries of an …