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Special Committee on Nuclear Power

Chair: Rep. Phil Montgomery
Legislative Council Staff: John Stolzenberg and David L. Lovell
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The special committee is directed to study the role of nuclear power in Wisconsin's energy future, and to develop legislation that implements the recommended role, including, as appropriate, any modifications in the state's nuclear power moratorium.

Report to the Legislature
Report to the Legislature 2007-07, Special Committee on Nuclear Power (March 5, 2007) 2007 Assembly Bill 346 2007 Assembly Bill 347 2007 Assembly Bill 348
Recommendations to the Joint Legislative Council (May 10, 2007)
Proposed Report to the Legislature 2007-07, Special Committee on Nuclear Power (March 5, 2007) LRB-2129/1, relating to repeal of the limits on the construction of nuclear power plants LRB-2130/1, relating to requiring the PSC to investigate future electric supplies after the operating licenses of nuclear power plants in the state expire LRB-2131/1, relating to requiring the PSC to advocate on matters related to the centralized interim storage of, and any license application for a federal repository for, high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste, and requiring nuclear power plant owners and operators to provide information required by the PSC Letter to Congressional Delegation (March 5, 2007) Response from Senator Herb Kohl (April 15, 2007) Response from Representative Thomas Petri (6th District, Wisconsin) Response from Representative F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (5th District, Wisconsin) Letter to Senator Jeff Plale, Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail (March 5, 2007)
January 29, 2007 Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Audio	Minutes
WLC: 0058/1, relating to repeal of the limits on the construction of nuclear power plants WLC: 0059/1, relating to calling upon the United States congress and president of the United States to speed implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 WLC: 0060/1, relating to requiring the public service commission to advocate on matters related to the interim storage of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste and the Yucca Mountain Repository WLC: 0061/1, relating to requiring the public service commission to investigate future electric supplies after the operating licenses of nuclear power plants in the state expire WLC: 0070/1, an amendment to WLC: 0061/1 WLC: 0062/1, relating to requiring the public service commission to study a carbon free resources portfolio standard WLC: 0069/1, an amendment to WLC: 0062/1 Motion, for consideration at the committee’s January 29, 2007 meeting, submitted by Public Member Mike Corradini (undated) Memo, Preparations for the Committee's January 26, 2007 Meeting, from David L. Lovell, Senior Analyst, and John Stolzenberg, Staff Scientist (December 21, 2006) Comments, on the Principles Drafted by the Legislative Council Study Committee on Nuclear Power and on the Scope of the Committee's Study, submitted by Public Member Katie Nekola (January 10, 2007) Letter, to Chair Montgomery, from Public Member Charlie Higley (January 10, 2007) Letter, to Committee Members and Chair Montgomery, from Committee Member Representative Mark Honadel (undated) Memorandum, Preparations for the Special Committee's January 29, 2007 Meeting, from Public Member Mike Corradini (January 20, 2007) Handout, Proposed Legislation to Stimulate the Growth of Carbon Free Resources to Meet Electricity Demand in Wisconsin, submitted by Mike Messenger, Conservation Bureau, Ontario Energy Bureau (January 24, 2007) Economic Benefits of The Exelon Pennsylvania Nuclear Fleet, An Economic Impact Study by the Nuclear Energy Institute, submitted by John Orth (August 2006), copyrighted* Letter to David Lovell from Melanie Ramey, President, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (LWVWI), Marilyn Slautterback, Chair, LWVWI, Electric Energy Study Committee, and Caryl Terrell, Consultant to LWVWI, Electric Energy Study (January 26, 2007)
January 26, 2007 Meeting [CANCELLED]	Notice	Agenda	Audio	Minutes
Memo, Preparations for the Committee's January 26, 2007 Meeting, from David L. Lovell, Senior Analyst, and John Stolzenberg, Staff Scientist (December 21, 2006)
December 14, 2006 Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Audio	Minutes
Memo No. 2, State Laws Limiting Construction of New Nuclear Power Plants (November 29, 2006) Memo No. 3, Overview of Presentations to the Special Committee (December 13, 2006) Memorandum, Plans for the Special Committee's December 14, 2006 Meeting, from David L. Lovell, Senior Analyst, and John Stolzenberg, Staff Scientist (November 20, 2006) Handbook of Radioactive Waste Transportation, Council of State Governments' Midwestern Office (August 2005) Planning Guide for Shipments of Radioactive Materials Through the Midwestern States, Council of State Governments' Midwestern Office and the Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee, Revision 2 (August 2006) Suggested principles for policy changes on nuclear power, submitted by Public Member Michael Corradini (November 20, 2006) Presentation, by Jay Jones, Physical Scientist, Office of Logistics Management, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Presentation, by Lisa Janairo, Council of State Governments Midwestern Office Presentation, by Paul Schmidt, Chief, Radiation Protection Section, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Presentation by Steve Gehl, Technical Executive, Energy Technology Assessment Center, Electric Power Research Institute
December 5, 2006 Yucca Mountain Tour	Notice	Agenda	Audio	Minutes
On Tuesday, December 5, 2006, the committee and interested members of the public toured the proposed spent fuel disposal facility being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Financial support for the committee tour was provided by the Midwest Office of the Council of State Governments (CSG), under a U.S. DOE grant. The tour was designed so that all presentations regarding spent fuel management and the Yucca Mountain facility, apart from the tour itself, and all committee discussions of the topic took place at the committee's regular meetings on November 15 and December 14, 2006, in the State Capitol, Madison. Travel Reimbursement Form, from the Council of State Governments. (Note that the contact phone number on the form is incorrect; it should be: 920-458-5910.) Yucca Mountain Access Information Form (for all tour participants) Yucca Mountain Travel Information (for committee members only) Memo, Nevada Tour Plans, from David Lovell, Legislative Council, to Members of the Special Committee (September 22, 2006) Presentation, by Steve Frishman, Agency for Nuclear Projects, Office of the Governor, State of Nevada (November 15, 2006) Notes on Yucca Mountain, provided by Steve Frishman Presentation, by Eric Knox, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy (November 15, 2006) Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal, by Mark Holt (updated September 19, 2006) CRS Order Code RL33461 Yucca Mountain: The Making of an Underground Laboratory (12:32 minute video)
November 15, 2006 Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Audio	Minutes
Memo No. 1, Key Wisconsin Laws and Programs Relevant to the Work of the Committee (November 8, 2006) Memo, from Eric Callisto, Executive Assistant to the Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, regarding follow-up questions (October 8, 2006) Combined-Cycle Technology; Benefits, Costs and Prospects for Future Use in Wisconsin, Draft Report of the Public Service Commission's and Department of Natural Resources' Clean Coal Study Group (June 2006) Energy Efficiency and Customer-Sited Renewable Energy: Achievable Potential in Wisconsin 2006-2015 (Volume I: Study Results), report by the Energy Center of Wisconsin (November 2005) ECW Report Number 236-1, copyrighted* Energy Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation, and Fuel Conservation Issues, by Fred Sissine (August 8, 2006) CRS RL33599 Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal, by Mark Holt (updated September 19, 2006) CRS Order Code RL33461 U.S. Coal: A Primer on the Major Issues, by Marc Humphries (March 25, 2003) CRS RL31819 Renewable Energy Policy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Regulatory Issues, by Fred Sissine (July 28, 2006) CRS RL33588 False Promises: Debunking Nuclear Industry Propaganda, Grace Energy Initiative, distributed at the request of Public Member Katie Nekola (October 2006) Brochure, by UniStar Nuclear (undated), distributed at the request of Public Member John Orth Areva web page , on the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) being built in Finland, posted at the request of Public Member Jack Weissgerber Presentation, by Tom Hewson, Principal, Energy Ventures Analysis, Inc. (November 15, 2006) Presentation, by Julio Freidman, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (November 15, 2006) Presentation, by Mike Messenger, Conservation Bureau, Ontario Energy Authority (November 15, 2006) Presentation, by Eric Knox, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy (November 15, 2006) Presentation, by Steve Frishman, Agency for Nuclear Projects, Office of the Governor, State of Nevada (November 15, 2006) Notes, on Yucca Mountain, provided by Steve Frishman Presentation, by Christopher Paine, Natural Resources Defense Council (November 15, 2006)
September 29, 2006 Meeting & Tour at Point Beach Nuclear Generating Plant	Notice	Agenda	Audio	Minutes
Map to Point Beach Energy Center Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal, by Mark Holt (February 24, 2006), CRS Order Code IB92059 Nuclear Power Plants: Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack, by Carl Behrens and Mark Holt (August 9, 2005, CRS Order Code RS21131 Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues, by Carl Behrens (January 20, 2006), CRS Order Code IB910091 Price-Anderson Act Provides Effective Nuclear Insurance at No Cost to the Public, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Fact Sheet (June 2006), copyrighted* Determining the Price of Price-Anderson, by Anthony Heyes, Regulation (Vol. 25, No. 4, Winter 2002-2003), pp. 26 to 30, copyrighted* Presentation, by Michael Corradini, Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics (September 25, 2006) Presentation, by David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists (September 29, 2006) Presentation, by Vicki Bier, Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (September 29, 2006) Presentation, by Lake Barrett, Principal, L. Barrett Consulting (September 29, 2006) Presentation, by Jeremi Suri, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison (September 29, 2006)
September 14, 2006 Meeting	Notice	Agenda	Audio AM Audio PM	Minutes
Committee Work Plan Nuclear Energy Policy, CRS Report for Congress, by Mark Holt (July 20, 2006), Congressional Research Service Order Code RL 33558 Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors, CRS Report for Congress, by Larry Parker and Mark Holt (May 31, 2006), Congressional Research Service Order Code RL 33442. Presentation, Simulation of Nuclear Power and Electric Power Alternatives in Wisconsin, Paul Meier, Director, UW Energy Institute (September 14, 2006) Memo, from Eric Callisto, Executive Assistant to the Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, regarding follow-up questions (October 8, 2006) Presentation by Eric J. Callisto, Executive Assistant to the Chairperson, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (September 14, 2006) Strategic Energy Assessment, Draft Report, Public Service Commission (June 2006) [referenced by Eric Callisto during his remarks to the committee] Presentation, by Jonathon Foley, Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison (September 14, 2006) Solving the Climate Problem, Technologies Available to Curb CO2 Emissions, by Robert Socolow, et al., Environment (Vol. 46, No 10, December 2004), pp. 8 to 19 [referenced by Prof. Jonathan Foley during his remarks to the committee], copyrighted* Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem with the Next Fifty Years with Current Technologies, by S. Pacala and R. Socolow, Science (Vol. 305, August 13, 2004), pp. 968 to 972 [referenced by Prof. Jonathan Foley during his remarks to the committee], copyrighted* Remarks, of John W. Rowe, Chairman, President, and CEO, Exelon Corporation (September 14, 2006) Ending the Energy Stalemate, A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America's Energy Challenges, Report of the National Commission on Energy Policy (December 2004) [referenced by John Rowe during his remarks to the committee]. Letter and Enclosures, from Representative Mark Honadel (September 14, 2006) CSG Resolution on Permanent Disposal of Nuclear Waste Article, from Environment & Climate News RE: Texas nuclear plants

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