HR 6665

This bill restricts the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) ability to grant licenses for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. It aims to prevent the creation of ‘consolidated interim storage facilities’ – privately owned locations away from existing reactor sites – by prohibiting the NRC from issuing new licenses for such storage. The bill also seeks to invalidate existing licenses that authorize this type of storage. Congress believes the NRC lacks the explicit legal authority to permit this type of private storage and emphasizes the need for congressional oversight regarding the safe handling of nuclear waste.