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119-hr-4809119th CongressWALLET

INSPECT Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to assign a resident inspector to every commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently ceased operation while spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is moved from pools to dry storage. It centers on mandatory resident inspection during SNF transfers.

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  • Nearby communities: A federal inspector would be on-site during decommissioning and fuel transfers, increasing local oversight of those activities.
  • Plant workers and operators: Transfer and decommissioning steps would face continuous inspection, which may change how transfers are documented and performed.
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff: Directs the NRC to place a resident inspector for the period it takes to move all SNF from pools to dry storage and to reassign that inspector if no decommissioning or SNF transfer work exists at the site.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More NRC oversight at closed nuclear plants

If enacted, the NRC would place a resident inspector at every commercial nuclear plant that has shut down. The inspector would check decommissioning work and moves of spent nuclear fuel. The assignment would last until all fuel is moved from pools to dry storage. If no such work is happening, the NRC could give the inspector other duties. The bill does not add funding or new penalties.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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