1TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would lay the groundwork for developing small modular nuclear reactors, a next-generation energy technology intended to replace aging fossil fuel power plants and bolster the state’s clean energy goals.

The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee voted on June 16 to approve Assembly Bill 4215, sending it to the full Assembly for consideration. The measure directs the Board of Public Utilities to create rules for the construction and operation of small modular reactors and authorizes the Economic Development Authority to provide financial incentives for their deployment.

The bill defines a “small modular nuclear reactor” as a nuclear fission system with a generating capacity of no more than 300 m

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