To extend indemnification authority under section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and for other purposes.
Increases the maximum amount of standard deferred premium that may be assessed a licensee following a nuclear incident.
Specifies $10 billion as the aggregate amount by which the Secretary must indemnify DOE contractors above the amount of the financial protection required for each nuclear incident.
Increases from $100 million to $500 million the indemnification limits for incidents outside the United States.
Mandates an indemnification inflation adjustment at least once every five years.
Instructs the NRC to consider a combination of modular reactors at a single site.
Repeals the requirement that the Secretary determine by rule whether nonprofit educational institutions should receive automatic remissions of civil monetary penalties for violations of DOE regulations.
Limits the civil liability incurred by not-for-profit contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to the total amount of fees paid within any one-year period under the contract to which the violation occurs.
Motion by Senator Frist to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the conference report to accompnay H. R. 6 was not invoked (Roll Call Vote No. 456) entered in Senate.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
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