The Nuclear for Brownfield Site Preparation Act directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to streamline the licensing process for nuclear reactors built on abandoned industrial sites or closed coal and natural gas power plants. The bill requires the Commission to study regulatory barriers to faster approval over one year, then spend two years developing new rules and strategies to enable quicker reviews. The legislation aims to make nuclear development more efficient by allowing companies to reuse existing infrastructure like power lines, water systems, and roads from old fossil fuel plants, while also considering early site permits and standardized applications. The Commission must submit progress reports to Congress at 14 months and three years after enactment. This bill affects nuclear developers, communities near retired power plants, and the broader clean energy transition by potentially accelerating nuclear power expansion on previously used industrial sites.
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