HR 4441 · 115th Congress · Energy

Safe and Secure Decommissioning Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-11-16· Sponsored by Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.(2017-11-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Safe and Secure Decommissioning Act of 2017 This bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from approving the request of a licensee for a waiver of, or exemption from, a covered regulation applicable to a civilian nuclear power reactor that has permanently ceased to operate. A covered regulation includes: (1) an emergency preparedness or response regulation or requirement, or (2) a security regulation or requirement applicable to spent nuclear fuel. This prohibition shall not apply to a civilian nuclear power reactor at which all spent nuclear fuel has been transferred to spent nuclear fuel dry casks.…

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