Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act

This bill changes the rules for the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, which advises the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on nuclear reactor safety. The committee would have up to 15 members appointed by the Commission, who could generally serve no more than two 4-year terms unless the Commission finds a compelling need. The committee would review reactor license applications and license amendments only when the Commission specifically requests it, and could propose its own reviews but act on them only with a Commission request. The committee would focus, where practicable, on issues that relate directly to reactor design, are safety significant, are novel, and have not been reviewed before. Committee review reports would be made public unless security classification prevents it.

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• Diana Harshbarger Republican sponsor
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