§ 25b

Any person, corporation or public authority intending to construct a nuclear steam-generating facility or a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant shall file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, or its successor agency, an environmental feasibility report which incorporates the data provided in the preliminary safety analysis required to be filed with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Board may by rule prescribe the form of such report. In consultation with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Board shall have the power to adopt standards to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Illinois from the hazards of radiation to the extent that such powers are not preempted under the federal constitution.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-569, eff. 6-1-24 .)