Figure 1. NRC Rockville, still standing, ugly as ever. The Advance Act has finally passed both Houses by very large margins. It is on the President’s desk and will shortly become law. The Act is being widely hailed as breakthrough legislation which will “reform” the NRC, and revitalized US nuclear power. But what is actually in the Act? GKN looked into this a year or so ago when it came out of committee. The final Act has a bit more detail than the bill we looked at, but no substantive changes. So I can just reprint the old post in honor of the occasion. The Advance Act does nothing but dole out a few more goodies. No wonder it received such strong bipartisan support.
What is Section 601... "35 million annually in grants to communities impacted by nuclear closures. plus 5 million/yr to administer these grants" about? I mean from NRC perspective? Giving them all the credit possible?
Sec 601 provides money to communities which have been impacted by a nuke closure.
How this ADVANCEs nuclear power is most unclear. At a guess, Schumer insisted on it as a sop to Indian Point.
We cant blame this nonsense on the NRC. This is Congress and the Administration's failure to do anything to correct a tragically misdirected regualtory system. The NRC is just doing what we told it to do. The enemy is us.
I just wish I didn’t agree with you so much. Sigh
Advance = Go no where
Oh Advance = More Solar and Wind!!
Oh so true. You have to laugh between tears.
So depressing
What is Section 601... "35 million annually in grants to communities impacted by nuclear closures. plus 5 million/yr to administer these grants" about? I mean from NRC perspective? Giving them all the credit possible?
Gordon,
The text of the act is at https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1111/text
Sec 601 provides money to communities which have been impacted by a nuke closure.
How this ADVANCEs nuclear power is most unclear. At a guess, Schumer insisted on it as a sop to Indian Point.
We cant blame this nonsense on the NRC. This is Congress and the Administration's failure to do anything to correct a tragically misdirected regualtory system. The NRC is just doing what we told it to do. The enemy is us.
Schumer / Indian Point ... sounds like a good guess. Thx.