# 119-s-3441: Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025

119-s-3441, Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3441
- Congress: 119
- Title: Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Strengthen host-state consultation** and create predictable funding for local community advisory boards during nuclear plant decommissioning. This bill would add required consultations, public meetings, decision timelines for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and payment rules to support local oversight and advisory boards. - Host States and Tribes gain formal pre-submission consultation rights for Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Reports and license transfers, a minimum 90-day public comment period with at least two in-state meetings, and a 60-day window to file support, conditional support, or nonsupport. - Licensees and transferees would have to conduct mandatory consultations, publish PSDARs and transfer applications, meet NRC decision timelines generally within one year, follow more restrictive State environmental standards when applicable, and make PSDAR-related deposits including an initial $500,000 per reactor PSDAR. - Communities get two grant tracks for Community Advisory Boards. A short-term program must be set up within 180 days and is authorized $12.5 million for FY2026–2028. A long-term Fund would receive PSDAR-related deposits without further appropriation and pay for experts, travel, communications, volunteer reimbursement, and similar local needs.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Host community recovery accounts and grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Treasury recovery account for each covered civilian nuclear plant. The Secretary would use each account to give grants to host communities inside the plant boundary for economic development planning or carrying out a comprehensive economic development strategy. T…
- Stranded waste grants to host governments: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would set up a noncompetitive grant program within 60 days to pay local governments that host stranded spent fuel. Each grant would equal $15 for every kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the eligible plant in the community. The Secretary may award only one grant per…
- Public participation rules for decommissioning plans: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require licensees and transferees to consult each affected State and nearby State or Tribal units within 50 miles before filing a PSDAR or license transfer. After consultation, PSDARs and transfer applications would be made public with limited redactions, the Commission w…
- Community advisory board funds and deposits: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Community Advisory Board Fund in the Treasury that collects PSDAR-related deposits and could be used for CAB grants without more appropriations. The Commission would set up a short-term CAB grant program within 180 days and a long-term program within one year, an…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3441 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3441)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3441 (as of 2026-09-10).