H.B. 78 (2026, 'Nuclear Regulatory Amendments', effective 6 May 2026) enacted Utah Code 19-3-321: the state's high-level-waste placement restrictions (csite-008) do not apply to interim storage of nuclear waste that is produced from a DOE-authorized project, is from a test reactor, and is produced at a facility owned by the state, if the project is permitted and licensed by the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (DWMRC). Ward 250 is a DOE-authorized test reactor at the state-owned San Rafael lab (orig-010). The Carbon memo requires Valar to buy any land used for spent-fuel storage (csite-008), so such storage would not be at a state-owned facility, and the campus is described as commercial. H.B. 78 also created a Nuclear Energy Regulatory Office in DWMRC and lets DWMRC, if the NRC authorizes it, license fuel-cycle work including fuel fabrication and storage of nuclear material. DWMRC's public-notice page listed no current hearing or comment period naming Valar on 29 September 2026 (it shows only current actions, not past ones). The Waste Management and Radiation Control Board's 14 meeting notices from June 2025 to 10 September 2026 list no Valar item (agenda text searched).

• Utah Code 19-3-321: Exemptions (Utah State Legislature, 2026-05-06) primary government “is produced at a facility owned by the state”
• H.B. 78 Nuclear Regulatory Amendments (2026, enrolled copy) (Utah State Legislature, 2026) primary government “establishes the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Office”
• Waste Management and Radiation Control Public Notices (Utah Department of Environmental Quality) primary government
• Waste Management and Radiation Control Board: notices (June 2025 to Sept 2026) (Utah Public Notice Website) primary government