Text: H.R.8673 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (10/23/2020)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8673


To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 23, 2020

Mr. Levin of California (for himself, Mr. Rouda, and Ms. Porter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce


A BILL

To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities.

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 “Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act” or the “INSPECT Act”.

SEC. 2. Inspection of decommissioning activity and spent nuclear fuel transfer activity.

(a) In general.—The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall assign, for the duration described in subsection (b), a resident inspector to each commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently ceased operation to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities of the commercial nuclear power plant.

(b) Duration described.—The duration described in this subsection is the period of time it takes to transfer all spent nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pools of the commercial nuclear power plant.

(c) Reassignment.—If there are no decommissioning activities or spent nuclear fuel transfer activities at the commercial nuclear power plant to which a resident inspector is assigned under subsection (a), the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may assign such resident inspector to a different commercial nuclear power plant.


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