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HR 3277 98th Congress House Energy Business and commerce Civil actions and liability Courts and Civil Procedure Insurance Liability for nuclear damages Liability insurance Nuclear energy Nuclear power plant accidents Nuclear power plants

Civilian Nuclear Power Regulation Improvement and Safety Incentives Act of 1983

Introduced: June 9, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 30, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Jun 9, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jun 9, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civilian Nuclear Power Regulation Improvement and Safety Incentives Act of 1983 - Amends specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (which incorporate the Anderson-Price Atomic Energy Damages Act) to eliminate the ceiling on the aggregate liability for a single nuclear incident of persons indemnified.

Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), with respect to nuclear incidents, to incorporate provisions in indemnity agreements with licensees and contractors and to require provisions to be incorporated in insurance policies or contracts furnished as proof of financial protection which waive: (1) issues or defenses as to conduct of the claimant or fault of the persons indemnified; (2) issues or defenses as to charitable or governmental immunity; or (3) issues or defenses based upon any statute of limitations. Eliminates the requirement that a suit be filed within ten years after a nuclear incident in order for a waiver of a defense based upon a statute of limitations to be effective. (Under current law, the NRC may incorporate such waiver provisions and may require the incorporation of such provisions with respect to extraordinary nuclear occurrences.)

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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