H.R. 8673 · 116th Congress

Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mike Levin
Introduced
2020-10-23
Latest action
2020-10-23 · Introduced in House

Summary

Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act or the INSPECT Act

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.