Section 20 ILCS 3310/90 - Small modular reactor study(a) The Governor may commission a study on the potential for development of small modular reactors in this State. No later than January 1, 2025, subject to appropriation, the Governor is authorized to commission a study, led by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, to research the State's role in guiding the development of small modular reactors. IEMA-OHS shall publish a draft of the study for a 30-day public comment period. After the conclusion of the public comment period, IEMA-OHS shall finalize the study, post a publicly available copy on its website, and submit a copy to the General Assembly.
(b) The study shall include, at a minimum, the following:(1) a review of the current state of small modular reactor technologies and the characteristics of nuclear reactor technologies currently under research and development and expected to enter the market by 2040;(2) a review of the following federal regulatory and permitting issues concerning small modular reactors: (A) current and proposed permitting and approval processes for small modular reactors conducted by federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency;(B) the projected timeline of such federal permitting and approval processes;(C) federal regulation of small modular reactors over the life of those facilities; and(D) federal regulation of the storage and disposal of wastes generated by those facilities;(3) a review of the following State and local regulatory and permitting issues concerning small modular reactors and other sources of electricity generation: (A) current and proposed State and local permitting and approval processes for small modular reactors and other sources of electricity generation, as applicable;(B) State and local regulation of small modular reactors and other sources of electricity generation over the life of those facilities; and(C) State and local regulation of the storage and disposal of wastes generated by those facilities;(4) a review of the following small modular reactor regulatory and permitting issues in other state and local jurisdictions; (A) current and proposed State and local permitting and approval processes for small modular reactors in other state and local jurisdictions;(B) regulation by other state and local jurisdictions of small modular reactors over the life of those facilities; and(C) regulation by other state and local jurisdictions of the storage and disposal of wastes generated by those facilities;(5) a risk analysis of the potential impacts to the health and well-being of the people of the State, including benefits from the reduction in carbon emissions, associated with the development of small modular reactors;(6) an analysis on the impact the deployment of small modular reactors will have on resource adequacy in Illinois regional power grids and on the costs to electricity consumers; and(7) an analysis of potential water sources for use by small modular reactors and whether such usage would jeopardize public consumption, future supply, or natural conditions of such water source.(c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.Added by P.A. 103-0569,§ 5, eff. 6/1/2024.