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HR 445 99th 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 1985

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1986
For Further Action See H.R.3653.
Dec 10, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 3, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 19, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 29, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 8, 1985
Field Hearings Held in Waterford, Connecticut.
Jun 6, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 4, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 12, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civilian Nuclear Power Regulation Improvement and Safety Incentives Act of 1985 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 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 if suit is instituted within three years from the date a claimant first knew or could reasonably have known of the injury and its cause. Eliminates the requirement that a suit be filed within 20 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.)

What's happening now May 21, 1986

For Further Action See H.R.3653.

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