Nuclear power proliferation is on the mind of the Texas Legislature, and now a priority bill has been filed in the lower chamber with the intention of jumpstarting the state’s small modular reactor footprint.
State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) filed House Bill (HB) 14, the “Texas Advanced Nuclear Deployment Act,” which would create an extension within the Office of the Governor tasked with attracting advanced nuclear power projects and facilitating their movement through the approval process.
