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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023 · Sec. 206

Sec. 206. REGULATORY ISSUES FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES AT BROWNFIELD SITES

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## SEC. 206 REGULATORY ISSUES FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES AT BROWNFIELD SITES **[**[42 U.S.C. 2133 note](/us/usc/t42/s2133)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Brownfield site The term “brownfield site” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). ####
(2)Covered site The term “covered site” means a brownfield site, a retired fossil fuel site, or a site that is both a retired fossil fuel site and a brownfield site. ####
(3)Production facility The term “production facility” has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014). ####
(4)Retired fossil fuel site The term “retired fossil fuel site” means the site of 1 or more fossil fuel electric generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to retire, including multi-unit facilities that are partially shut down. ####
(5)Utilization facility The term “utilization facility” has the meaning given the term in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014). ###
(b)Identification of Regulatory Issues ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall evaluate the extent to which modification of regulations, guidance, or policy is needed to enable efficient, timely, and predictable licensing reviews for, and to support the oversight of, production facilities or utilization facilities at covered sites. ####
(2)Requirement In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider how licensing reviews for production facilities or utilization facilities at covered sites may be expedited by considering matters relating to siting and operating a production facility or a utilization facility at or near a covered site to support— #####
(A)the reuse of existing site infrastructure, including— ######
(i)electric switchyard components and transmission infrastructure; ######
(ii)heat-sink components; ######
(iii)steam cycle components; ######
(iv)roads; ######
(v)railroad access; and ######
(vi)water availability; #####
(B)the use of early site permits; #####
(C)the utilization of plant parameter envelopes or similar standardized site parameters on a portion of a larger site; and #####
(D)the use of a standardized application for similar sites. ####
(3)Report Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing any regulations, guidance, and policies identified under paragraph (1). ###
(c)Licensing ####
(1)In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall— #####
(A)develop and implement strategies to enable efficient, timely, and predictable licensing reviews for, and to support the oversight of, production facilities or utilization facilities at covered sites; or #####
(B)initiate a rulemaking to enable efficient, timely, and predictable licensing reviews for, and to support the oversight of, production facilities or utilization facilities at covered sites. ####
(2)Requirements In carrying out paragraph (1), consistent with the mission of the Commission, the Commission shall consider matters relating to— #####
(A)the use of existing site infrastructure; #####
(B)existing emergency preparedness organizations and planning; #####
(C)the availability of historical site-specific environmental data; #####
(D)previously completed environmental reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); #####
(E)activities associated with the potential decommissioning of facilities or decontamination and remediation at covered sites; and #####
(F)community engagement and historical experience with energy production. ###
(d)Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the actions taken by the Commission under subsection (c)(1).
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Sec. 206
REGULATORY ISSUES FOR NUCLEAR FACILITIES AT BROWNFIELD SITES
U.S.C.§ 2133
U.S.C.§ 9601
U.S.C.§ 2014
U.S.C.§ 4321
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