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HR 4809 · in committee · major

INSPECT Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to place a resident inspector at each permanently closed nuclear power plant.
  • Commercial nuclear power plants undergoing decommissioning are affected, particularly those transferring spent nuclear fuel.
  • Inspectors must remain on-site until all spent fuel is moved to dry storage; no specific cost or timeline is specified.

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  1. 01

    What costs would permanent on-site NRC inspectors add to nuclear decommissioning, and who would bear those expenses?

  2. 02

    How long does the spent fuel transfer to dry storage typically take, and would indefinite inspector presence delay site cleanup?

  3. 03

    What specific safety risks does the bill address that current NRC oversight of closed plants does not already prevent?

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Introduced 2025-07-29

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-29 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  2. 2025-07-29 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-07-29 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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