To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require certain reporting by power reactor licensees that use decommissioning trust funds, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to collect additional trust-fund reporting from power reactor licensees using decommissioning trust funds.
Who Benefits and How
Regulators and the public could gain greater visibility into decommissioning trust-fund earnings, projected returns, and expenditures.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Covered reactor licensees would face a new reporting burden in their financial assurance status reports.
Key Provisions
- Requires reporting of earned interest and projected annual rates of return for decommissioning trust funds.
- Requires a detailed list of decommissioning expenditures funded by trust-fund withdrawals.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to collect additional trust-fund reporting from power reactor licensees using decommissioning trust funds.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to collect additional trust-fund reporting from power reactor licensees using decommissioning trust funds.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Regulators and the public seeking clearer oversight of decommissioning trust funds
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Power reactor licensees using decommissioning trust funds
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Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
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Power reactor licensees using decommissioning trust funds
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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