印地安那州立法者提前法案将核监管转向联邦控制, 在电力成本和对小型反应堆的兴趣不断上升的情况下结束国家监督。 Indiana lawmakers advance bill to shift nuclear regulation to federal control, ending state oversight amid rising electricity costs and interest in small reactors.

印地安人立法者提出参议院第258号法案,该法案将把国家的所有核电条例移交给联邦政府,取消印地安人允许工厂生产或就核项目举行公开听证会的能力。 Indiana lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 258, which would transfer all nuclear power regulation from the state to the federal government, eliminating Indiana’s ability to permit plants or hold public hearings on nuclear projects. 这项行动得到印第安纳环境管理部的支持,其依据是规定对核安全和核业务实行专属控制的联邦法律。 The move, backed by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, is based on federal law asserting exclusive control over nuclear safety and operations. 由总督Mike Braun支持的电费上涨17.5%, 对小型模块式反应堆的兴趣日益浓厚。 The bill comes amid a 17.5% rise in electric bills and growing interest in small modular reactors, supported by Governor Mike Braun. 批评者警告说,尽管印第安纳没有商业核电厂,依赖密歇根州设施的电力,但这一变化会减少公众投入和地方监督。 Critics warn the change reduces public input and local oversight, despite Indiana having no commercial nuclear plants and relying on power from a Michigan facility. 该法案通过了参议院公用事业委员会7-3,其中包括对过时环境规则的更新。 The bill passed the Senate Utilities Committee 7-3 and includes updates to outdated environmental rules.