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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