Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Restriction Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from licensing certain private or nonfederal storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and voids existing licenses of that kind.
Who Benefits and How
Communities and policymakers concerned about private consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear fuel could gain stronger limits on those facilities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Private storage-facility developers and entities seeking away-from-reactor storage licenses would lose or face tighter restrictions on a licensing pathway for spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
Key Provisions
- Bars NRC licenses for certain nonfederal interim or long-term storage facilities.
- Voids covered licenses already in effect.
- Restricts storage to reactor sites or federally owned interim or repository facilities.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from licensing certain private or nonfederal storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and voids existing licenses of that kind.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from licensing certain private or nonfederal storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and voids existing licenses of that kind.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Communities and officials opposing private consolidated interim nuclear waste storage
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Private entities and utilities seeking NRC licenses for away-from-reactor spent fuel or waste storage
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Nehls (for himself and Mr. Jackson of Texas) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Private entities and utilities seeking licenses for away-from-reactor storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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