House approves NRC's fee recovery requirement amendment

Washington (Platts)--13Apr2005

NRC's 90% fee recovery requirement would remain in effect beyond fiscal 2005
under an amendment approved today by the House Energy & Commerce Committee.
The amendment, submitted by Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), was one of several
proposals offered to the nuclear section of a comprehensive energy bill the
committee is preparing. Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas) expects the
bill to be sent to the House floor for a vote as soon as next week. Several
nuclear-related amendments offered by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) were voted
down, including one that would have required NRC to act on recommendations by
a National Academy of Sciences panel for measures to further secure spent
fuel, and another mandating a study on potential health risks of living near
nuclear plants.

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