II Calendar No. 153 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 865 [Report No. 109–99] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2005 Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Carper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works July 1, 2005 Reported by Mr. Inhofe, with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005.

2.

Extension of indemnification authority

(a)

Indemnification of nuclear regulatory commission licensees

Section 170c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is amended— (1)in the subsection heading, by striking Licenses and inserting Licensees; (2)by striking December 1, 2003 and inserting December 1, 2025; and (3)by striking December 31, 2003 each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2025.

3.

Reports

Section 170p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(p)) is amended by striking August 1, 1998 and inserting August 1, 2025.

4.

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act take effect on December 1, 2003.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005.

2.

Treatment of modular reactors

Section 170 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5)(A)For purposes of this section only, the Commission shall consider a combination of facilities described in subparagraph (B) to be a single facility having a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more. (B)A combination of facilities referred to in subparagraph (A) is 2 or more facilities located at a single site, each of which has a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more but not more than 300,000 electrical kilowatts, with a combined rated capacity of not more than 1,300,000 electrical kilowatts. .

3.

Extension of indemnification authority

Section 170c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is amended— (1)in the subsection heading, by striking Licenses and inserting Licensees; and (2)by striking December 31, 2003 each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2025.

4.

Reports

Section 170p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(p)) is amended by striking August 1, 1998 and inserting August 1, 2023.

5.

Maximum assessment

Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) is amended— (1)in the second proviso of the third sentence of subsection b.(1)— (A)by striking $63,000,000 and inserting $95,800,000; and (B)by striking $10,000,000 in any 1 year and inserting $15,000,000 in any 1 year (subject to adjustment for inflation under subsection t.); and (2)in subsection t.(1)— (A)by inserting total and annual after amount of the maximum; (B)by striking the date of the enactment of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988 and inserting August 1, 2004; and (C)in subparagraph (A), by striking such date of enactment and inserting August 1, 2004.

6.

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

July 1, 2005 Reported with an amendment