Senate Bill 2854
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Dry Cask Storage Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 13, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2854
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Dry Cask Storage Act of 2019
This bill requires each licensee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to submit a plan for (1) transfer (including on-going additional transfers) to spent nuclear fuel dry casks of any spent nuclear fuel stored by the licensee for at least seven years in spent nuclear fuel pools, and (2) configuration of the remaining spent nuclear fuel in the pool in a manner that minimizes the chance of a fire if there is a loss of water in the pool.
Among other requirements, the bill
- requires the NRC to approve or disapprove the plan within 90 days after its submission,
- authorizes the NRC to provide grants to any licensee with an approved plan to assist in the cost of transferring spent nuclear fuel to dry casks under the plan,
- directs the emergency planning zone applicable to each civilian nuclear power reactor to be at least 10 miles in radius until all spent nuclear fuel at the reactor has been transferred to dry casks, and
- requires the NRC to expand to 50 miles in radius the emergency planning zone applicable to each reactor not in compliance with an approved plan.
November 13, 2019
11/13/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
11/13/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:17:28 AM