110 HR 6895 IH: Fast Track Nulcear Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-15 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6895 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2008 Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources and Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for accelerated approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of certain licenses for nuclear power plants, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fast Track Nulcear Act of 2008.

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Accelerated approval procedures

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall approve or deny an application for a license under section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133) not later than 1 year after receipt of the application if— (1)the application incorporates a facility design that has been approved by the Commission; (2)the facility will be built by a company with a proven history of building safe and efficient power plant facilities; and (3)an appropriate authority from the local jurisdiction within which the facility is proposed to operate has transmitted to the Commission a request for approval of the license application.

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Effect of approval

The construction and operation of a facility pursuant to a license approved under section 2 shall not be subject to challenge or delay under the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, or any other Federal or State environmental law.

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Innovative design research

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary for research, to be carried out through the Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, on new and innovative designs for nuclear facilities that— (1)produce more energy than current designs; (2)reduce output nuclear waste; and (3)increase safety features.