House Bill 8673
116th Congress(2019-2020)
INSPECT Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 23, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8673
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act or the INSPECT Act
This bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assign a resident inspector to each commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently ceased operation. The inspector must (1) conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities, and (2) remain at the plant until all fuel is transferred from its spent fuel pools.
October 23, 2020
10/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
10/23/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:29 PM