H.R. 6554 (112th): Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Sep 21, 2012 (Introduced).

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HR 6554 IH

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6554

To limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 21, 2012

Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act’.

SEC. 2. NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSE RENEWALS.

    Section 103c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘The Commission may not approve a renewal of such a license for a reactor if the application for that renewal was submitted to the Commission more than 10 years before the expiration of the license being renewed.’.