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Revving the Engine, Continued
Two nuclear bills hit the floor on Thursday.
H.R.1320, the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy (NUKE) Act,
sponsored by Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Mike Doyle (D-PA),
aims to implement a framework for Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
fees to increase transparency and provide long-term certainty for
nuclear plants. It would also provide greater transparency and certainty
in the licensing process for new plants, and calls for reports on other
issues facing the nuclear energy industry. It would also require the
NRC to begin a rulemaking process on decommissioning.
S. 512, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA),
sponsored by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),
Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Deb Fischer
(R-NE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Joe Manchin (D-WV), seeks to
promote innovation in the nuclear sector by enabling processes for
licensing new reactors. This legislation would modernize the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) by establishing new transparency and
accountability measures to the commission's budget and fee programs. The
bill also looks
to develop the regulatory framework necessary to enable the licensing of
advanced nuclear reactors and improve the efficiency of uranium
regulation.
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