Safe and Secure Decommissioning Act of 2017

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 16 November 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 November 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 November 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 November 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 November 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 November 2017

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Sponsors

• NITA LOWEY · D · Sponsor
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Related records

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