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.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 March 1977

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Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

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 approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Authorizes States to adopt safety standards which are more stringent than Federal requirements.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/5376
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