3.0.0 5032 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z House H HR 2004-09-08 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2004-09-20T16:02:23Z Referred to 2004-09-08T14:02:30Z 2004-09-20 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2004-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 N Energy Accidents Administrative procedure Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Environmental Protection Evacuation of civilians Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Independent regulatory commissions Law Licenses New Jersey Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear facilities Nuclear power plants Nuclear security measures Nuclear terrorism Performance measurement Population Public health Radioactive wastes Risk Safety measures Storage Terrorism Energy 00 2004-09-08 Introduced in House 2004-09-15T14:32:32Z Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 regarding relicensing criteria for nuclear facilities to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to evaluate a facility for health risks, vulnerability to terrorist attack, evacuation plans, population increases, ability to store nuclear waste, safety and security record, and the impact of a nuclear accident.

Prohibits relicensing of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Station) until after the NRC has: (1) arranged with the National Academy of Sciences (Academy) to provide an independent assessment of safety performance and recommendations for relicensing; (2) transmitted those recommendations to Congress; and (3) given appropriate consideration to those recommendations.

Directs the Academy to provide an independent assessment of: (1) conformance of the Station to its design and licensing bases; (2) operational safety performance and risk factors; (3) health risks, vulnerability to terrorist attack, evacuation plans, population increases, ability to store nuclear waste, safety and security record, and the impact of a nuclear accident; (4) the effectiveness of licensee self-assessments, corrective actions, and improvement plans; and (5) the cause of safety problems and overall performance.

]]> To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities, and to provide for an independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station by the National Academy of Sciences prior to any relicensing of that facility. Display Title To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities, and to provide for an independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station by the National Academy of Sciences prior to any relicensing of that facility. Official Title as Introduced To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities, and to provide for an independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station by the National Academy of Sciences prior to any relicensing of that facility. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2004-09-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr5032ih/xml/BILLS-108hr5032ih.xml 2004-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.