A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide that no applications for construction licenses under the act for production or utilization facilities shall be acted upon by the Commission unless the proposed facility has been approved by affected States.

Summary

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to stipulate that licenses for construction or modification of nuclear materials production or utilization facilities must be approved by affected States prior to application for Federal Power Commission approval. Authorizes States to adopt safety standards which are more stringent than Federal requirements.

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Timeline

1. 30 September 1976

   Introduced

   Referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 September 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 September 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 September 1976

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Krebs, John H. [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsat00 · Joint

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