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HR 3448 111th Congress House

Streamline America's Future Energy Nuclear Act

Official title: To establish an expedited schedule for the issuance of a Combined Construction and Operating License for nuclear reactors that meet certain conditions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2009 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment buildings, facilities, and property
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Land use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMetalsMiningNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Nuclear powerRadioactive wastes and releasesUser charges and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Aug 10, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Aug 10, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to House Natural Resources
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 31, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamline America's Future Energy Nuclear Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish and implement an expedited procedure for issuing a Combined Construction and Operating License for a nuclear reactor.

Directs the NRC to: (1) reduce by one-half the time necessary for reactor design certification; and (2) outline to Congress an approach that will allow the NRC to develop technology-neutral guidelines for future nuclear plant licensing.

Instructs the NRC to request additional funding and personnel resources from Congress to implement this Act without delaying consideration of applications for Combined Construction and Operating Licenses or reactor design certifications not subject to expedited procedures under this Act.

Requires each national laboratory with expertise in the nuclear field to dedicate personnel to support expedited licensing and design certification procedures.

Directs the NRC and the Department of Energy (DOE) to direct educational funding to programs to enhance or directly support the activities authorized by this Act.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Nuclear Energy Council.

Authorizes appropriations for the Nuclear Power 2010 program.

Directs DOE and the NRC to reevaluate the Next Generation Nuclear Power Plant schedule for purposes of significant acceleration.

Prohibits use of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to arbitrarily prevent uranium mining on federal lands.

Prohibits the federal government from collecting additional leasing fees, beyond those currently applicable to mine uranium on federal lands.

Requires that any remediation fees collected in association with commercial uranium mining on federal lands be applied only to remediation of sites that incurred damage as a result of commercial nuclear activities. Prohibits the application of such fees to remediation of sites that incurred damage as a result of government or government-sponsored activities.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3448: Streamline America's Future Energy Nuclear Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3448/
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