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To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require certain reporting by power reactor licensees that use decommissioning trust funds, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to revise its regulations to mandate that power reactor licensees using decommissioning trust funds provide enhanced reporting on the trust fund's performance and expenditures. The required reporting would include earned interest of the trust fund, the projected annual rate of return, and a detailed list of decommissioning expenditures paid from the trust fund. The bill aims to increase transparency and accountability for how nuclear power plants are managing their decommissioning trust funds.
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- Oct 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Oct 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 21, 2025
Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require certain reporting by power reactor licensees that use decommissioning trust funds, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Reactor Expenditure Accountability and Compliance Transparency Act” or the “REACT Act”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED REPORTING FOR POWER REACTOR LICENSEES THAT USE DECOMMISSIONING TRUST FUNDS.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall revise section 50.82 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, to require each power reactor licensee that uses a decommissioning trust fund to report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in each financial assurance status report of such licensee—
(1) any earned interest of the decommissioning trust fund;
(2) the projected annual rate of return of the decommissioning trust fund; and
(3) a detailed list of expenditures made for decommissioning activities using withdrawals from the decommissioning trust fund. <all>
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