TITLE XII
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 162-F
DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES

Section 162-F:15

    162-F:15 Committee Established. –
I. A nuclear decommissioning financing committee shall be established for each facility. The committee shall have jurisdiction to determine the projected cost of decommissioning the facility and the schedule of payments for each owner. The committee shall have jurisdiction to determine what decommissioning is required. The radiological standards of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall apply for purposes of releasing the site for unrestricted use.
II. Each committee shall consist of one person who is a resident of the town or city in which the facility is located and who shall be appointed by the selectmen of the town or the mayor and council of the city, the chairman of the public utilities commission, the commissioner of the department of energy, one senator, to be appointed by the senate president, one house member, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, the state treasurer or designee, the commissioner of the department of health and human services or designee, and the commissioner of the department of safety or designee.
III. The person appointed by the selectmen of the town or the mayor and council of the city shall serve a 3-year term and any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. In the event that more than one facility is licensed to be built in the state, the committee as designated in RSA 162-F:15, II shall serve in the same capacity, except that the appointed member who is a resident of the city or town shall be selected in the manner prescribed by this section.

Source. 1981, 109:2. 1983, 291:1, I. 1994, 386:6. 1998, 164:1; 262:3. 2001, 193:5, eff. Sept. 3, 2001. 2021, 91:222, eff. July 1, 2021.