INSPECT Act

Bill: 116-hr-8673
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2020-10-23
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission

Nuclear power

Solid waste and recycling
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act or the INSPECT Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assign a resident inspector to each commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently ceased operation. The inspector must (1) conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities, and (2) remain at the plant until all fuel is transferred from its spent fuel pools.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8673 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2020 Mr. Levin of California (for himself, Mr. Rouda , and Ms. Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act or the INSPECT Act . 2. Inspection of decommissioning activity and spent nuclear fuel transfer activity (a) In general The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall assign, for the duration described in subsection (b), a resident inspector to each commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently ceased operation to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities of the commercial nuclear power plant. (b) Duration described The duration described in this subsection is the period of time it takes to transfer all spent nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pools of the commercial nuclear power plant. (c) Reassignment If there are no decommissioning activities or spent nuclear fuel transfer activities at the commercial nuclear power plant to which a resident inspector is assigned under subsection (a), the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may assign such resident inspector to a different commercial nuclear power plant.