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HR 1242 112th Congress House

Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 2011

Official title: To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact.

Introduced: April 19, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment lending and loan guaranteesLicensing and registrations
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Natural disastersNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Nuclear power
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 29, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise nuclear power plant safety regulations to ensure that each licensed utilization facility can withstand and adequately respond to: (1) an earthquake, tsunami (for a facility located in a coastal area), strong storm, or other event that threatens a major impact to the facility; (2) a loss of the primary operating power source for at least 14 days; and (3) a loss of the primary backup operating power source for at least 72 hours.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005, in connection with loan guarantees, to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to ensure, in the case of a guarantee for advanced nuclear energy facilities, that the cost of the obligation is calculated using a consideration of the Tohoku earthquake of 2011 to estimate the risk characteristics of the project.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 19, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2012
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 14, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· May 12, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· May 2, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2011
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· May 2, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Apr 13, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Apr 13, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Apr 6, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 6, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1242: Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1242/
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"H.R. 1242: Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1242/.
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H.R. 1242, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1242/.
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