A bill to amend the state's laws regarding the permitting of nuclear waste storage is moving through the North Dakota legislature. But a group that fought a study of technology that could have brought nuclear waste to the state says it needs changes. It was about this time in 2016 that people in the Rugby area got wind that a state agency was pushing a plan to drill holes deep into the ground in Pierce County as a test to see if the holes might be used to store high-grade nuclear waste. The plan was derailed by public opinion and a county commission vote putting a moratorium on such actions. Now, the Dakota Community Alliance - formed to fight the project three years ago - is back in high gear, reviewing Senate Bill 2037 that includes major amendments to existing state law regarding the state's response to any potential federal action to store nuclear waste here. The problem is, this group thinks the proposals in SB2037 are inadequate and wants changes...
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