INSPECT Act

The INSPECT Act requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to assign a resident inspector to every permanently closed commercial nuclear power plant. The inspector monitors decommissioning work and the transfer of spent nuclear fuel from storage pools to dry storage facilities. The assignment lasts only for the duration of the fuel transfer process, ending once all fuel has been moved. If a plant has no active decommissioning or fuel transfer work, the NRC may reassign the inspector to other duties. This directly affects decommissioning nuclear plants and aims to ensure safety during fuel handling.