Maximize Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Licensing Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9198 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9198

    To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to utilize a risk-
 informed, performance-based licensing approach to the maximum extent 
    practicable for the purpose of expediting the nuclear licensing 
                    process, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2024

  Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Williams of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to utilize a risk-
 informed, performance-based licensing approach to the maximum extent 
    practicable for the purpose of expediting the nuclear licensing 
                    process, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Maximize Risk-Informed, Performance-
Based Licensing Act''.

SEC. 2. RISK-INFORMED, PERFORMANCE-BASED LICENSING.

    (a) Definition of Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework.--
Section 3(14) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2215 note)--
            (1) by striking ``where appropriate'' and inserting ``to 
        the maximum extent practicable''; and
            (2) by inserting ``that are consistent with the 
        expectations, concepts, and definitions in the Staff 
        Requirements Memorandum from the Secretary of the Commission to 
        the Executive Director for Operations dated March 1, 1999, 
        regarding `Staff Requirements - SECY-98-144 - White Paper on 
        Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulation' (hereinafter 
        referred to as `SRM-SECY-98-144')'' after ``risk-informed and 
        performance-based techniques''.
    (b) Annual Training.--Section 103(a)(2) of the Nuclear Energy 
Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2133 note) is amended by 
inserting ``, including annual training on the expectations, concepts, 
and definitions in SRM-SECY-98-144,'' after ``strategies''.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it is 
important that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the regulated 
community have a common understanding of how risk-informed and 
performance-based techniques are applied to Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission rulemaking, licensing, inspection, assessment, enforcement, 
and other decision-making processes.
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