The Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Restriction Act of 2025 prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from licensing private companies to store spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste at off-site facilities, commonly called consolidated interim storage facilities. The bill would void any licenses the NRC has already issued for such private storage operations and restrict future storage to facilities at operating nuclear power plants or federally owned facilities only. Long-term disposal of nuclear waste would also be limited to federally owned repositories. The legislation responds to a legal dispute where different federal appeals courts disagreed over whether the NRC has authority to approve these private storage sites, with supporters arguing the transportation and storage of radioactive materials at private facilities poses public health and safety risks that require strict congressional oversight. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment with no specified funding requirements.
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