Nuclear energy ballot measures

Voters have decided on nuclear energy ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures regarding nuclear power development, generation, and facilities, as well as nuclear waste storage. The topic is grouped within the environment and energy policy area.

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2004

1. Washington Initiative 297, Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Cleanup Measure (2004)

2002

1. Utah Initiative 1, Regulate Radioactive Waste and Disposal Measure (2002)

1998

1. California Proposition 9, Prohibition of Utility Taxes, Bond Payments, or Surcharges for Nuclear Power Assets Initiative (1998)

1996

1. Idaho Radioactive Waste Agreement Initiative, Initiative 3 (1996)

1993

1. Maine Question 6, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Measure (1993)

1992

1. Oregon Measure 5, Close Trojan Nuclear Power Plant Until Conditions Met Initiative (1992)
2. Oregon Measure 6, Prohibit Trojan Nuclear Power Operations Unless Conditions Met Initiative (1992)

1990

1. Oregon Measure 4, Trojan Nuclear Power Plant Standards Initiative (1990)

1989

1. Maine Question 13, Approve Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Board Disposal Agreement Measure (1989)

1988

1. Massachusetts Question 4, Prohibition on Nuclear Energy Initiative (1988)
2. Nebraska Initiative Measure 402, Radioactive Waste Compact Withdrawal Measure (1988)

1987

1. Maine Question 1, Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Waste Measure (1987)
2. Oregon Measure 1, Challenge Federal Selection of Nuclear Waste Repositories Measure (May 1987)

1986

1. North Carolina Support for Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question (May 1986)
2. Oregon Measure 14, Prohibition of Nuclear Plant Operations Without Licensed Waste Sites Initiative (1986)
3. Oregon Measure 15, Definition of Radioactive Waste Initiative (1986)
4. Washington Referendum 40, Nuclear Waste Disposal Measure (1986)

1985

1. Maine Direct Democracy on Nuclear Waste Disposal and Storage, Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Issue 1 (1985)
2. South Dakota Question 1, Radioactive Waste Management Compact Measure (1985)

1984

1. Missouri Proposition B, Utility Rate Regulation and Limits on Cost Recovery for Abandoned Plants, Overruns, and Nuclear Waste Initiative (1984)
2. Oregon Measure 9, Requirements for Disposing Radioactive Isotopes Initiative (1984)
3. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Nuclear Waste Disposal Measure (1984)

1983

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question (April 1983)

1982

1. Idaho Nuclear Energy Initiative, Initiative 3 (1982)
2. Maine Question 3, Nuclear Fission for Electricity Prohibition Initiative (1982)
3. Massachusetts Question 3, Construction and Operation of Nuclear Power Plants and Radioactive Waste Facilities Initiative (1982)
4. Montana Remove Prohibition on Disposal of Radioactive Waste, LR-89 (1982)

1980

1. Maine Prohibit Nuclear Fission for Electricity Measure (September 1980)
2. Missouri Proposition 11, Prohibit Nuclear Power Plants Initiative (1980)
3. Montana Disposal of Radioactive Waste, I-84 (1980)
4. Oregon Measure 7, Voter Approval for Nuclear Waste Facilities Initiative (1980)
5. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Uranium Mining and Nuclear Waste Initiative (1980)
6. Washington Initiative 383, Ban on Radioactive Waste Transportation and Storage Measure (1980)

1978

1. Hawaii Restrictions on Nuclear Energy, Amendment 26 (1978)
2. Montana Empowering Voters to Approve Proposed Nuclear Facilities, I-80 (1978)

1976

1. Arizona Proposition 200, Legislative Approval of Nuclear Facilities Initiative (1976)
2. California Proposition 15, Nuclear Power Plant Initiative (June 1976)
3. Colorado Amendment No. 3, Construction and Expansion of Nuclear Fission Power Plants Initiative (1976)
4. Montana Legislative Approval for Nuclear Facilities, I-71 (1976)
5. Ohio Legislative Approval, Hearings, and Liability for Nuclear Power Plants Initiative (1976)
6. Oregon Measure 9, Regulation of Nuclear Power Plant Construction Initiative (1976)
7. Washington Initiative 325, Two-Thirds Vote for New Nuclear Power Facilities Measure (1976)

1958

1. Rhode Island Establishment of Nuclear Reactor, Proposal 2 (1958)

Arizona

1. Arizona Proposition 200, Legislative Approval of Nuclear Facilities Initiative (1976)

California

1. California Proposition 15, Nuclear Power Plant Initiative (June 1976)
2. California Proposition 9, Prohibition of Utility Taxes, Bond Payments, or Surcharges for Nuclear Power Assets Initiative (1998)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment No. 3, Construction and Expansion of Nuclear Fission Power Plants Initiative (1976)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Restrictions on Nuclear Energy, Amendment 26 (1978)

Idaho

1. Idaho Nuclear Energy Initiative, Initiative 3 (1982)
2. Idaho Radioactive Waste Agreement Initiative, Initiative 3 (1996)

Maine

1. Maine Direct Democracy on Nuclear Waste Disposal and Storage, Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Issue 1 (1985)
2. Maine Prohibit Nuclear Fission for Electricity Measure (September 1980)
3. Maine Question 1, Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Waste Measure (1987)
4. Maine Question 13, Approve Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Board Disposal Agreement Measure (1989)
5. Maine Question 3, Nuclear Fission for Electricity Prohibition Initiative (1982)
6. Maine Question 6, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Measure (1993)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 3, Construction and Operation of Nuclear Power Plants and Radioactive Waste Facilities Initiative (1982)
2. Massachusetts Question 4, Prohibition on Nuclear Energy Initiative (1988)

Missouri

1. Missouri Proposition 11, Prohibit Nuclear Power Plants Initiative (1980)
2. Missouri Proposition B, Utility Rate Regulation and Limits on Cost Recovery for Abandoned Plants, Overruns, and Nuclear Waste Initiative (1984)

Montana

1. Montana Disposal of Radioactive Waste, I-84 (1980)
2. Montana Empowering Voters to Approve Proposed Nuclear Facilities, I-80 (1978)
3. Montana Legislative Approval for Nuclear Facilities, I-71 (1976)
4. Montana Remove Prohibition on Disposal of Radioactive Waste, LR-89 (1982)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Initiative Measure 402, Radioactive Waste Compact Withdrawal Measure (1988)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Support for Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question (May 1986)

Ohio

1. Ohio Legislative Approval, Hearings, and Liability for Nuclear Power Plants Initiative (1976)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 1, Challenge Federal Selection of Nuclear Waste Repositories Measure (May 1987)
2. Oregon Measure 14, Prohibition of Nuclear Plant Operations Without Licensed Waste Sites Initiative (1986)
3. Oregon Measure 15, Definition of Radioactive Waste Initiative (1986)
4. Oregon Measure 4, Trojan Nuclear Power Plant Standards Initiative (1990)
5. Oregon Measure 5, Close Trojan Nuclear Power Plant Until Conditions Met Initiative (1992)
6. Oregon Measure 6, Prohibit Trojan Nuclear Power Operations Unless Conditions Met Initiative (1992)
7. Oregon Measure 7, Voter Approval for Nuclear Waste Facilities Initiative (1980)
8. Oregon Measure 9, Regulation of Nuclear Power Plant Construction Initiative (1976)
9. Oregon Measure 9, Requirements for Disposing Radioactive Isotopes Initiative (1984)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Establishment of Nuclear Reactor, Proposal 2 (1958)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Nuclear Waste Disposal Measure (1984)
2. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Uranium Mining and Nuclear Waste Initiative (1980)
3. South Dakota Question 1, Radioactive Waste Management Compact Measure (1985)

Utah

1. Utah Initiative 1, Regulate Radioactive Waste and Disposal Measure (2002)

Washington

1. Washington Initiative 297, Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Cleanup Measure (2004)
2. Washington Initiative 325, Two-Thirds Vote for New Nuclear Power Facilities Measure (1976)
3. Washington Initiative 383, Ban on Radioactive Waste Transportation and Storage Measure (1980)
4. Washington Referendum 40, Nuclear Waste Disposal Measure (1986)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Advisory Question (April 1983)

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