plant together with the license granted by the Commis-
sion for the installation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Accountability 
for Nuclear Waste Storage Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. DRY CASK STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Nuclear Waste Pol-
icy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10121 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle I—Dry Cask Storage of 
Spent Nuclear Fuel 
‘‘SEC. 185. DRY CASK STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
CONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘contractor’ 
means a person that holds a contract under section 
302(a) and is licensed by the Commission to possess 
spent nuclear power reactor fuel. 
‘‘(2) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL DRY CASK.—The 
term ‘spent nuclear fuel dry cask’ means the con-
tainer (and all the components and systems associ-
ated with the container)— 
‘‘(A) in which spent nuclear fuel is stored 
and naturally cooled at an independent spent 
fuel storage installation that is licensed by the 
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Commission and located at the power reactor 
site; and 
‘‘(B) with a design that is approved by the 
Commission by license or rule. 
‘‘(3) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL POOL.—The term 
‘spent nuclear fuel pool’ means a water-filled con-
tainer on a nuclear power reactor site in which spent 
nuclear fuel rods are stored. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFER OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A contractor shall transfer 
spent nuclear fuel from spent nuclear fuel pools to 
spent nuclear fuel dry casks at an independent spent 
fuel storage installation that is licensed by the Com-
mission and located at the power reactor site in ac-
cordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) SPENT
NUCLEAR
FUEL
STORED
AS
OF 
DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Not later than 6 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, a contractor 
shall complete the transfer of all spent nuclear fuel 
that is stored in spent nuclear fuel pools as of the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(3) SPENT
NUCLEAR
FUEL
STORED
AFTER 
DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Not later than 6 years after 
the date on which spent nuclear fuel is discharged 
from a reactor, a contractor shall complete the 
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transfer of any spent nuclear fuel that is stored in 
a spent nuclear fuel pool after the date of enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(4) INADEQUATE FUNDS OR AVAILABILITY.— 
If funds are not available to complete a transfer 
under paragraph (2) or (3), or if spent nuclear fuel 
dry casks suitable for the particular fuel are not 
available on reasonable terms and conditions, the 
contractor may apply to the Commission to extend 
the deadline for the transfer to be completed. 
‘‘(5) COMMISSION LICENSING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The transfer under 
paragraph (2) or (3) shall be to spent nuclear 
fuel dry casks generally licensed by the Com-
mission. 
‘‘(B) GENERALLY
LICENSED
SPENT
NU-
CLEAR
FUEL
DRY
CASKS
UNAVAILABLE.—If 
generally licensed spent nuclear fuel dry casks 
described in subparagraph (A) are not avail-
able, the deadlines established in paragraphs 
(2) and (3) may be met by the good faith filing 
of an application to the Commission for a spe-
cific independent spent fuel storage installation 
license. 
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‘‘(C) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The Commis-
sion shall expedite the review and decision of 
the Commission on an application received 
under subparagraph (B) in a manner that is 
consistent with public health and safety, com-
mon defense and security, and the right of an 
interested person to a hearing under the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall make grants to 
compensate a contractor for expenses incurred in carrying 
out subsection (b), including costs associated with— 
‘‘(1) licensing and construction of an inde-
pendent spent fuel storage installation located at the 
power reactor site; 
‘‘(2) fabrication and delivery of spent nuclear 
fuel dry casks; 
‘‘(3) transfers of spent nuclear fuel; 
‘‘(4) documentation relating to the transfers; 
‘‘(5) security; and 
‘‘(6) hardening and other safety or security im-
provements. 
‘‘(d) CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION
AND
CONVEYANCE
OF 
TITLE.— 
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‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION.—The Commission 
shall certify to the Secretary when safe and se-
cure transfer of spent nuclear fuel has been car-
ried out under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(B) ACCEPTANCE OF TITLE.—On receipt 
of the certification, the Secretary shall accept 
the conveyance of title to the spent nuclear fuel 
dry cask (including the contents of the spent 
nuclear fuel dry cask) from the contractor. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A conveyance of title 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall confer on the Sec-
retary full responsibility (including safety, secu-
rity, and financial responsibility) for the subse-
quent possession, stewardship, maintenance, 
monitoring, and ultimate disposition of all spent 
nuclear fuel transferred to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) LICENSES.—On conveyance of title— 
‘‘(i) the general or specific Commis-
sion license held by the contractor for the 
spent nuclear fuel dry cask shall be termi-
nated; and 
‘‘(ii) a general license for the spent 
nuclear fuel dry cask under sections 53 
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and 81 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2073, 2111) shall be issued to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Commission shall promulgate regula-
tions that establish the terms and conditions for 
licenses described in subparagraph (B)(ii). 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish the capability to carry out sub-
section (d)(2) in a manner that protects the public 
health and safety and common defense and security, 
and complies with all applicable laws. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS WITH LICENSEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary may contract with a 
holder of the operating license issued by the 
Commission for 1 or more of the power reactors 
located on or adjacent to the spent nuclear fuel 
dry cask for the performance of all or part of 
the tasks required to carry out subsection 
(d)(2). 
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‘‘(B) EFFECT OF CONTRACT.—A contract 
described in subparagraph (A) shall not relieve 
the Secretary of the ultimate responsibility of 
the Secretary under subsection (d)(2) and as a 
licensee of the Commission.’’. 
(b) USE OF WASTE FUND.—Section 302(d) of the 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) the costs incurred in carrying out sub-
sections (c) and (e) of section 185.’’. 
Æ 
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