Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act

This bill speeds up the approval process for certain nuclear power plant permits and licenses by removing the requirement for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to hold a public hearing at the end of the process when no one has asked for one. If someone who could be affected does request a hearing, the NRC would use simpler, less formal procedures for that hearing. The bill also says that for uranium enrichment facilities, the NRC only has to hold a hearing about construction and operation if someone whose interests could be affected actually requests one.

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