Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act

This bill changes the hearing rules in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for nuclear facility permits and licenses. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission could issue construction permits, operating licenses, and certain amendments without a hearing if no affected person asks for one. In that case, it must first give 30 days' notice in the Federal Register. Any hearing the Commission does hold for these applications must use informal procedures. Hearings for uranium enrichment facility licenses would also be required only if an affected person requests one, and the changes would apply to pending applications.

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Sponsors

• H. Morgan Griffith Republican sponsor
• 25 cosponsors