Sec. 505. NUCLEAR LICENSING EFFICIENCY
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## SEC. 505 NUCLEAR LICENSING EFFICIENCY ###
(a)Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Section 203 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5843) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “
(a)There ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) Establishment; Appointment of Director > > There” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “
(b)Subject ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(b) Functions of Director > > Subject” > ; and ######
(ii)by striking “delegate including:” and inserting “delegate, including the following:”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (3), by striking “for the discharge of the” and inserting “to fulfill the licensing and regulatory oversight”; ####
(3)in subsection (c), by striking “
(c)Nothing ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(d) Responsibility for Safe Operation of Facilities > > Nothing” > ; and ####
(4)by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: > > ### “(c) Licensing Process > > In carrying out the principal licensing and regulation functions under subsection (b)(1), the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation shall— > > > #### “(1) > > establish techniques and guidance for evaluating applications for licenses for nuclear reactors to support efficient, timely, and predictable reviews of applications for those licenses to enable the safe and secure use of nuclear reactors; > > > #### “(2) > > maintain the techniques and guidance established under paragraph
(1)by periodically assessing and, if necessary, modifying those techniques and guidance; and > > > #### “(3) > > obtain approval from the Commission if establishment or modification of the techniques and guidance under paragraph
(1)or
(2)involves policy formulation.” > . ###
(b)Efficient Licensing Reviews ####
(1)General Section 181 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2231) is amended— #####
(A)by striking “ The provisions of ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) In General > > The provisions of” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(b) Efficient Licensing Reviews > > The Commission shall provide for efficient and timely reviews and proceedings for the granting, suspending, revoking, or amending of any— > > > #### “(1) > > license or construction permit; or > > > #### “(2) > > application to transfer control.” > . ###
(c)Construction Permits and Operating Licenses Section 185 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2235) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “c Application Reviews for Production and Utilization Facilities of an Existing Site > > In reviewing an application for an early site permit, construction permit, operating license, or combined construction permit and operating license for a production facility or utilization facility located at the site of a production facility or utilization facility licensed by the Commission, the Commission shall, to the extent practicable, use information that was part of the licensing basis of the licensed production facility or utilization facility.” > .
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