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HR 6554 112th Congress House

Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act

Official title: To limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Introduced: September 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresLicensing and registrationsNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Nuclear power
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Sep 21, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 21, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from approving the renewal of a nuclear reactor license if the renewal application was submitted more than 10 years before the license's expiration.


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All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6554: Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6554/
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"H.R. 6554: Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6554/.
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H.R. 6554, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6554/.
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