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To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to limit the type of applications reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and to exclude reviews by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual assessment and collection of fees and charges.

H.R. 9199 · 118th Congress · Jul 30, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Reviews by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

(a)
License applications—
(1)
In general— Section 182 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232(b)) is amended by striking “The Advisory Committee” and inserting the following:

“(1) In general—The Advisory Committee”

(2)
Limitation on review— Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232) is amended by inserting at the end of subsection b., as amended by paragraph (1), the following:

“(2) Limitation on review—With respect to the applications described in paragraph (1), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards may only review such applications that present a novel issue or an issue of significant safety concern, based on a risk-informed determination by the Committee.”

(b)
Fees and charges— Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215(b)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(iv) Any review conducted by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards under section 182 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.”