A bill to amend the Price-Anderson Act, Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Summary

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (specifically, the section incorporating the Price-Anderson Act) to extend from August 1, 1987, until August 1, 1997, the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enter into contracts of indemnity with respect to public liability claims regarding nuclear incidents. Increases the standard deferred premium which may be charged after any nuclear incident to $10,000,000 (currently, not less than $2,000,000 nor more than $5,000,000). Increases the aggregate liability for persons indemnified from $500,000,000 to $1,000,000,000. Extends from August 1, 1983, to August 1, 1993, the deadline for the Commission's detailed report to Congress on the provisions of the Price-Anderson Act.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1985

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