As expected, SB155, allowing EnergySolutions a freer hand at its one square mile property in Tooele County, passed the Utah Senate with little opposition Wednesday.
However, Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. remains undecided on the bill, should it pass the House.
The bill would remove gubernatorial and legislative oversight from changes made on the specified property, and give sole discretion to state regulators. EnergySolutions remains required to handle only the least "hot" radioactive waste, designated A Waste.
On a 22-5 vote the bill now heads to the House.
"The governor is evaluating this bill," Huntsman spokesman Michael Mower told the Deseret Morning News. Huntsman "has not made a final decision on whether or not he will sign this legislation."
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