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Table of Contents » Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy » Subtitle V. Other Sources of Energy; Energy Policy » Chapter 17. Other Sources of Energy Generally; Energy Policy » Article 3. Energy Policy of the Commonwealth » § 45.2-1709. Nuclear energy; considered a clean energy source

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Code of Virginia
Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 17. Other Sources of Energy Generally; Energy Policy

7/14/2025

§ 45.2-1709. Nuclear energy; considered a clean energy source.

For the purposes of the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy as set out in § 45.2-1706.1, in any clean energy initiative or carbon-free energy initiative undertaken, overseen, regulated, or permitted by the Department, nuclear energy shall be considered to be a clean energy source.

2020, c. 960, § 67-104; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 327, 387.

The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this section may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters whose provisions have expired.