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HR 4678

Died in committee

Provide Logistical Aid to airports via advanced Nuclear Energy Act

Introduced 2023-07-17Last action 2023-07-21 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.Committees House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsor

Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]R

Cosponsors (1)

Nehls, Troy E.(R-TX)
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Died in committee
The 118th Congress ended on 2025-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.

Legislative Progress

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Introduced
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In Committee
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Passed Chamber
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Enacted / Signed

Action History

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2023-07-17 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2023-07-17 · Library of Congress
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2023-07-18 · House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2023-07-18 · House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
2023-07-21 · House committee actions

Summary

Provide Logistical Aid to airports via advanced Nuclear Energy Act or the PLANE Act

This bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other agencies to establish procedures to deploy microreactors at airports. A microreactor is an advanced nuclear reactor, including a portable nuclear reactor, that has an electricity generating capacity of not more than 20 megawatts of electricity and not more than 100 megawatts of thermal energy.

Specifically, deployment procedures must be established to respond to a primary power source disruption event stemming from a natural disaster. The FAA, the NRC, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Energy must collaborate to establish these procedures to deploy microreactors as soon as practicable. 

After these procedures are finalized, the FAA must update the agency's guidance to consider the use of microreactors in airport emergency plans. Further, the FAA must update the airport emergency plan requirements to encourage certified airports to consider utilizing microreactors to provide backup power in the case of an emergency event that results in a primary power source disruption. 

Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/hr/4678
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