Washington Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants Initiative (2017)
| Washington Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic Nuclear issues | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants Initiative did not qualify for the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 7, 2017. The measure would have prohibited the operation of nuclear power plants in Washington until certain conditions are met, including determining a plant is cost-effective, can withstand the maximum credible earthquake, and has access to a nuclear waste disposal repository.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 856 concerns nuclear-fueled thermal power plants.
This measure would prohibit nuclear power plant operation in Washington without certain findings regarding nuclear waste disposal, cost-effectiveness, and earthquake safety; prohibit certain public agencies from operating plants; and address plant worker retraining. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would prohibit any nuclear-fueled thermal power plant from operating in Washington until the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council finds, after a hearing, that continued plant operation is cost-effective, the plant can withstand the maximum credible earthquake, and a high-level nuclear waste disposal repository is operating and accepting waste. The measure would prohibit state-chartered joint operating agencies from operating nuclear power plants. It would establish a task force for retraining and employing plant workers.[2] | ” |
Support
Deborah Wolpoff, Dorli Rainey, and Amber King developed the initiative.[1]
Path to the ballot
To make the 2017 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the Legislature were required to submit at least 246,372 valid signatures by December 30, 2016.[3] If certified, initiatives are sent to the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate for consideration. The legislature chooses whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2017 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.
Proponents of the initiative did not submit a sufficient number of signatures, according to the secretary of state's office.[4]
See also
- 2017 ballot measures
- Washington 2017 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2016," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2016," accessed October 9, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "E-mail with Washington secretary of state's office," January 3, 2016
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