Dry Cask Storage Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 28, 2013)
Dry Cask Storage Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish a procedure to require the designation of spent nuclear fuel contained in storage pools as qualified to be placed in dry cask storage when the fuel has cooled sufficiently to permit it.
Requires all spent nuclear fuel that is contained in storage pools and qualified to be placed in dry cask storage to be moved, within 15 years of enactment of this Act, to dry casks certified by the NRC.
Requires the fuel, within one year after being designated as qualified to be placed in dry cask storage, to be moved from storage pools and placed in certified dry casks. Requires such casks, to the extent appropriate after a cost-benefit analysis, to be stored temporarily in hardened onsite storage facilities.
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to determine compliance costs for the owner of the spent nuclear fuel, and to reduce by that amount the amount due from the owner to the Nuclear Waste Fund pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
What just happenedNov 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 28, 2013
- Nov 1, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Oct 28, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Oct 28, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House