Spent Nuclear Fuel On-Site Storage Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prescribe guidelines for the transfer of spent nuclear fuel, within six years after enactment of this Act, from spent nuclear fuel pools into spent nuclear fuel dry casks at an independent spent fuel storage facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and located at the power reactor site.
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) make grants to compensate a contractor for expenses incurred in carrying out such transfer; and (2) accept the conveyance of title to a spent nuclear fuel dry cask (including its contents) from the contractor following certification of compliance by the NRC.
Confers upon the Secretary full responsibility (including financial responsibility) for the possession, stewardship, maintenance, and monitoring of all spent nuclear fuel transferred to the Secretary.
Requires the Secretary to accept the conveyance of title to all spent nuclear fuel with respect to which, before enactment of this Act, the NRC has certified that certain contractors have completed transfer to spent nuclear fuel dry casks in compliance with applicable regulations.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2099 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2099
To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require commercial
nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from spent nuclear
fuel pools into spent nuclear fuel dry casks and convey to the
Secretary of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 14, 2005
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Hatch)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require commercial
nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from spent nuclear
fuel pools into spent nuclear fuel dry casks and convey to the
Secretary of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spent Nuclear Fuel On-Site Storage
Security Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DRY CASK STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
(42 U.S.C. 10121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Subtitle I--Dry Cask Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
``SEC. 185. DRY CASK STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a person
that holds a contract under section 302(a).
``(2) Spent nuclear fuel pool.--The term `spent nuclear
fuel pool' means a water-filled container in which spent
nuclear fuel rods are stored.
``(3) Spent nuclear fuel dry cask.--The term `spent nuclear
fuel dry cask' means the container, and all the components and
systems associated with the container, in which spent nuclear
fuel is stored at a Commission-licensed independent spent fuel
storage facility located at the power reactor site. The design
of any such spent nuclear fuel dry cask shall be approved by
the Commission.
``(b) Transfer of Spent Nuclear Fuel.--
``(1) In general.--A contractor shall transfer spent
nuclear fuel from spent nuclear fuel pools to spent nuclear
fuel dry casks at a Commission-licensed independent spent fuel
storage facility located at the power reactor site.
``(2) Spent nuclear fuel stored as of date of enactment.--A
contractor shall complete the transfer of all spent nuclear
fuel that is stored in spent nuclear fuel pools as of the date
of enactment of this subsection not later than 6 years after
the date of enactment of this subsection.
``(3) Spent nuclear fuel stored after date of enactment.--A
contractor shall complete the transfer of any spent nuclear
fuel that is stored in a spent nuclear fuel pool after the date
of enactment of this subsection not later than 6 years after
the date on which the spent nuclear fuel is discharged from the
reactor.
``(4) Inadequate funds.--If funds are not available to
complete a transfer under paragraph (2) or (3), the contractor
may apply to the Commission to extend the deadline for the
transfer to be completed.
``(c) Funding.--The Secretary shall make grants to compensate a
contractor for expenses incurred in carrying out subsection (b),
including costs associated with--
``(1) licensing and construction of an independent spent
fuel storage facility located at the power reactor site;
``(2) construction and delivery of spent nuclear fuel dry
casks;
``(3) transfers of spent nuclear fuel;
``(4) documentation relating to the transfers;
``(5) security; and
``(6) hardening.
``(d) Conveyance of Title.--
``(1) Determination.--Not later than 30 days after the
transfer of spent nuclear fuel from a spent nuclear fuel pool
to a spent nuclear fuel dry cask, the Commission shall
determine whether the contractor carried out the transfer in
full compliance with regulations promulgated by the Commission.
``(2) Noncompliance.--If the Commission determines that any
technical standard or compliance provision under the
regulations was not complied with, the Commission shall--
``(A) notify the contractor; and
``(B) take such actions as are necessary to obtain
full compliance.
``(3) Certification and conveyance of title.--When the
Commission determines that the contractor has fully complied
with the regulations--
``(A) the Commission shall certify that safe
transfer has been accomplished; and
``(B) the Secretary shall accept the conveyance of
title to the spent nuclear fuel dry cask (including the
contents of the cask) from the contractor.
``(4) Responsibility.--A conveyance of title under
paragraph (3)(B) shall confer on the Secretary full
responsibility (including financial responsibility) for the
possession, stewardship, maintenance, and monitoring of all
spent nuclear fuel transferred to the Secretary.''.
(b) Funding.--Section 302(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) the provision of grants under section 185(d).''.
SEC. 3. IMMEDIATE CONVEYANCE OF TITLE TO SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL PREVIOUSLY
CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Energy shall accept the conveyance of title to all spent
nuclear fuel with respect to which, before the date of enactment of
this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified that a
contractor under section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
(42 U.S.C. 10222) has completed transfer to spent nuclear fuel dry
casks in compliance with applicable regulations in effect as of the
date of transfer.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13574-13575)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13575)
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