American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment

House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee
2123 Rayburn

18/07/2023 at 10:00AM

On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security will hold a legislative hearing entitled “American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Updating Policies for Efficient, Predictable Licensing and Deployment.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel One:

  • Dan Dorman, Executive Director of Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Michael Goff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy

Panel Two:

  • Maria Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Jeffrey S. Merrifield, Chairman, Advanced Nuclear Working Group, U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
  • Ted Nordhaus, Founder and Executive Director, The Breakthrough Institute
  • Jackie Toth, Deputy Director, Good Energy Collective

The hearing will review the following legislation:

  • H.R.___, NRC Mission Alignment Act
  • H.R.___, Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act
  • H.R.___, Nuclear Licensing Efficiency Act
  • H.R.___, Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act
  • H.R.___, Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
  • H.R.___, Advanced Reactor Fee Reduction Act
  • H.R.___, Advanced Nuclear Reactor Prize Act
  • H.R.___, Advancing Nuclear Regulatory Oversight Act
  • H.R.___, Nuclear for Brownfields Site Preparation Act
  • H.R. 995, Global Nuclear Energy Assessment and Cooperation Act (Rep. Carter)
  • H.R.___, Strengthening American Nuclear Competitiveness Act
  • H.R.___, Advanced Nuclear Deployment Act
  • H.R.___, Nuclear Fuel Security Act
  • H.R. 4528, Strengthening the NRC Workforce Act of 2023 (Rep. DeGette)
  • H.R. 4530, NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2023 (Rep. Levin)