S.Amdt. 4914

1. Adds TITLE XVIII--NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS at the end of the bill

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   In S. 3036 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (3) in subparagraph (A), by striking "air pollution which" and inserting "air pollution or water pollution (including any degradation in the quality of groundwater) that".

   Inserted: TITLE XVIII--NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

   Inserted: SEC. 1801. CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND OPERATING LICENSES.

   Inserted: Section 185 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2235) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(b) Issuance of Licenses.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--After a public hearing under section 189a.(1)(A), the Commission shall issue to the applicant a combined construction and operating license, if--

   Inserted: "(A) the application contains sufficient information to support the issuance of a combined license; and

   Inserted: "(B) the Commission determines that there is reasonable assurance that the facility--

   Inserted: "(i) will be constructed; and

   Inserted: "(ii) will operate in conformity with the license, the requirements of this Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.

   Inserted: "(2) Inclusions.--The Commission shall identify in the combined license--

   Inserted: "(A) each inspection, test, and analysis (including as applicable to emergency planning) that the licensee shall be required to perform; and

   Inserted: "(B) the acceptance criteria that, if met, are necessary and sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the facility--

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   Inserted: "(i) has been constructed; and

   Inserted: "(ii) will be operated in conformity with the license, the requirements of this Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.

   Inserted: "(3) Action by commission.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--After issuing a combined license under this subsection, the Commission shall--

   Inserted: "(i) ensure that each required inspection, test, and analysis is performed; and

   Inserted: "(ii) prior to operation of the applicable facility, issue a determination that those requirements have been met.

   Inserted: "(B) No hearing required.--Except as otherwise provided in section 189a.(1)(B), a determination of the Commission under this paragraph shall not require a hearing.

   Inserted: "(4) New licensing goals.--For each 6 successful issuances by the Commission of licenses under this subsection, not later than 180 days after the date on which the final such license is issued, the Commission shall publish a report, including recommendations, that describes--

   Inserted: "(A) potential impediments or improvements that could enhance the regulatory review process for licensing of constructing new civilian nuclear power plants;

   Inserted: "(B) workforce and technology needs of the Commission; and

   Inserted: "(C) requirements that would be required for the Commission to safely license at least 6 new nuclear plants per year through 2050.".

   Inserted: SEC. 1802. HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

   Inserted: Section 189 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239) is amended by striking "a.(1)(A)" and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(a) Hearings; Review.--

   Inserted: "(1) Hearings.--

   Inserted: "(A) Parties.--

   Inserted: "(i) In general.--In any proceeding under this Act for the granting, suspending, revoking, or amending of any license or construction permit or application to transfer control, in any proceeding for the issuance or modification of rules and regulations regarding the activities of licensees, and in any proceeding for the payment of compensation, an award, or royalties under section 153, 157, 186c., or 188, the Commission shall--

   Inserted: "(I) grant a hearing on request of any person the interests of which may be affected by the proceeding; and

   Inserted: "(II) admit any such person as a party to the proceeding.

   Inserted: "(ii) No request.--

   Inserted: "(I) In general.--In the absence of a request by a person described in clause (i), the Commission may issue a construction permit, an operating license, or an amendment to a construction permit or an amendment to an operating license without a hearing by publishing in the Federal Register a notice of the intended issuance not later than 30 days before the date of issuance.

   Inserted: "(II) Exception.--The notice requirement under subclause (I) shall not apply with respect to any application for an amendment to a construction permit or an amendment to an operating license on a determination by the Commission that the amendment involves no significant hazard consideration.".

   Inserted: SEC. 1803. SENSE OF SENATE.

   Inserted: It is the sense of the Senate that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should be given all necessary funding and assistance required by the Commission to meet the increasing demand of license applications before the Commission.

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