HR 2075 | U.S. House Bill | Dry Cask Storage Act

Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. BERKLEY, and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Dry Cask Storage Act'.

SEC. 2. DRY CASK SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE.

(a) Requirement- Not later than 1 year after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission designates spent nuclear fuel contained in storage pools as qualified to be placed in dry cask storage certified by the Commission, such spent nuclear fuel shall be moved from such pools and placed in certified dry casks.

(b) Costs of Compliance- The Secretary of Energy shall determine the costs required for compliance with subsection (a) by the owner of spent nuclear fuel, and shall reduce by that amount the amount due from that owner pursuant to section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222).

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