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Question· Große Anfrage11/6173open

Wiederaufarbeitung deutscher atomarer Abfälle im Ausland (G-SIG: 11004279)

Germany · German Bundestag · 27 December 1989

Industriepolitische Aspekte der Wiederaufarbeitung in La Hague (Frankreich) und Sellafield (Großbritannien), Kapazitäten der Anlagen, Lagerung der Brennelemente, Zusammenarbeit von COGEMA und VEBA, Kosten, Wiederaufarbeitung von Brüterbrennstoff, Sicherheitsstandard der Anlagen, Krebshäufigkeit und Atomanlagen, Umweltbelastung, Transporte radioaktiver Stoffe, Entwicklung bei der Herstellung von MOX-Brennstäben, Plutoniumverarbeitung, Proliferation, Durchführung von Safeguard-Maßnahmen, Waffentauglichkeit von Reaktorplutonium, Abfälle aus der Wiederaufarbeitung

Question· Kleine Anfrage11/6111open

Änderung des EURATOM-Vertrages (G-SIG: 11005001)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 December 1989

Durchsetzung einheitlicher Sicherheitsstandards in der EG, Vorlage von Änderungsvorschlägen zum EURATOM-Vertrag, Haltung der EG-Kommission, Wegfall der Kernenergieförderung, Mitspracherechte bei grenznahen Anlagen, betreiberunabhängige Überwachung

Question· Große Anfrage11/6010open

Wiederaufarbeitung - direkte Endlagerung von Atommüll (G-SIG: 11004272)

Germany · German Bundestag · 8 December 1989

Neuordnung der Entsorgung von Atommüll, Entsorgungsnachweis nach der Aufgabe von Wackersdorf, Einrichtung von Zwischenlagern, Wiederaufarbeitung im Ausland und direkte Endlagerung, Strategiepapier der VDEW, neue Entsorgungsgrundsätze, Finanzierung

Bill· SS. 1976 (101st)open

Department of Energy High-Performance Computing Act of 1990

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Department of Energy High-Performance Computing Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a long-range plan for high-performance computing at the Department of Energy. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a national multi-gigabit-per-second computer network, to be known as the National Research and Education Network (NREN), to link government, industry, and higher education, and to accomplish other objectives. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) research and development of high-performance computer software; and (2) the development of improved software tools and components to facilitate the development of software for high-performance computer systems. Directs the Secretary to define and provide advanced software technology support to research groups collaborating to address fundamental problems in science and engineering, with broad economic and scientific impact, requiring high-performance computing (Grand Challenge problems). Directs the Secretary to establish collaborative research groups concerned with a particular Grand Challenge and provide them with specified types of support. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) programs to develop software tools and components to accelerate software development, especially for supercomputers; and (2) high-performance computing research centers to accelerate the development and application of new generations of high-performance computing technology. Authorizes appropriations for research and development on scientific Grand Challenges, development of advanced software technology, and high-performance computing research centers. Directs the Secretary to provide for support of research and development of high-performance computer systems. Requires, in addition, that the Department of Energy purchase early market and production model computer systems and subsystems for use in high-performance computing research centers and other research programs within the Department. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to address the long-term need for high-performance computing by supporting certain types of basic research, creating technology transfer mechanisms, and educating and training more researchers. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with, solicit help from, provide funds to, or enter into contracts with private contractors, industry, government, universities, or other entities in carrying out this Act.

Bill· SS. 1966 (101st)open

Advanced Nuclear Reactor Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Advanced Nuclear Reactor Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to implement a technology research and demonstration program for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission. Mandates that such program include a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) certification process for completed standard designs for commercial nuclear reactor facilities employing nuclear reactor technologies. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual status report to the Congress regarding the certification program. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress the results of public hearings held to determine specified aspects of the research and demonstration program. Sets forth guidelines under which the Secretary is authorized to: (1) encourage the siting, licensing, financing, construction, and operation of facilities for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission in regions where the Secretary finds a need for additional electric generating capacity; and (2) issue requests for implementation proposals. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1994. Requires the NRC to submit specific recommendations to the Congress for changes in the licensing requirements of commercial nuclear power reactors. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress the results of a review of commercial nuclear reactor technologies in other nations. Requests the NRC to report to the Congress on any licensing problems associated with the commercial nuclear reactor technologies identified in the Secretary's report. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual status report to the Congress regarding the research and demonstration program.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 298 (101st)referred

Relating to electric utility investments in the more efficient use of energy.

United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1989

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that States and State regulatory State regulatory commissions should: (1) encourage their utilities to compare all feasible supply- and demand-side alternatives, taking into consideration the impact upon all ratepayers of utility investments in those alternatives; (2) consider the loss of earnings potential associated with utility investments in demand-side resources; and (3) adjust their regulatory systems to ensure that a utility's least-cost investment alternative is its most profitable course of action.

Question· Kleine Anfrage11/5743open

Versuchslagerung von HAW-Glaskokillen im alten Salzbergwerk ASSE II bei Wolfenbüttel (G-SIG: 11004184)

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 November 1989

Beauftragung der Firma Edlow, USA, mit dem Transport der HAW-Glaskokillen, Transportgenehmigung, Sicherheitsüberprüfung der von Edlow benannten zuständigen Personen, vorgesehener Umschlaghafen, benutztes Schiff, Sicherheitsanalysen und Störfallszenarien, Auswirkungen eines Wassereinbruchs in das zur Lagerung vorgesehene Salzbergwerk Asse, Zwischenlagerung in Gorleben nach Beendigung der Versuche

Bill· HRH.R. 3751 (101st)open

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any oil or gas exploration leases or licenses on submerged lands off the coastlines of the eastern seaboard, western seaboard, and Alaska (the Outer Continental Shelf). Retains the leases, licenses, and permits in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to cancel (with compensation) specified leases or permits in effect on such date. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on alternative options for compensating leaseholders of specified land tracts.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 237 (101st)passed

Correcting the enrollment of the bill S. 488.

United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1989

Makes a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 488 (Federal assistance to a renewable energy research and development program).

Bill· HRH.R. 3712 (101st)referred

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Accountability Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 1989

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Accountability Act of 1989 - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to mandate that any person appointed to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must: (1) file a financial disclosure report with the Office of the General Counsel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and (2) not have had any significant financial relationship with an entity subject to NRC regulation during the two-year period preceding such appointment. Precludes a former NRC commissioner from accepting compensation from a utility subject to NRC licensing jurisdiction during the two-year period following separation from NRC employment. Subjects violators to a civil penalty.

Bill· HRH.R. 3694 (101st)open

To authorize reimbursement by the Secretary of the Interior of certain expenditures at the Minidoka Project, Idaho and Wyoming.

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Idaho, for expenditures incurred to meet environmental protection requirements for hydroelectric power development at the Island Park Dam and Reservoir, Upper Snake River Division, Minidoka Project, Idaho and Wyoming. Requires that any moneys appropriated under this Act be placed in escrow until the hydroelectric power facilities are in service. Provides that if the facilities are not in service by December 31, 1992, all moneys and accumulated interest shall be returned to the Treasury. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3692 (101st)referred

Competitive Wholesale Electric Generation Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1989

Competitive Wholesale Electric Generation Act of 1989 - Authorizes public utility holding companies that are exempt from the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 to acquire business interests in generators used exclusively for selling electric energy at wholesale (exempt wholesale generators). Declares that the ownership of exempt wholesale generators shall not result in the owner's being considered as primarily engaged in the sale or generation of electric power under the Federal Power Act. Preserves the ratemaking authority of the States. Defines circumstances under which electric energy charges by a public utility exempt wholesale generator will be considered unjust and unreasonable.

Bill· HRH.R. 3640 (101st)referred

To clarify the exempting authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1989

Provides that for purposes of retaining the exempt status of a certain holding companies under the Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 1935, a particular indirectly owned electric utility company incorporated in another State shall be deemed to be operating as part of the holding company and not as a separately incorporated company.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 285 (101st)passed

Waiving all points of order against the conference report on the bill (H.R. 2461) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strenghts for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, and against the consideration of such conference report.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989

Waives points of order against the conference report on H.R. 2461 (armed forces funding) and against its consideration.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 284 (101st)passed

Designating membership on certain standing committees of the House.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1989

Elects Representative Glen Browder and Representative Gene Taylor to the Committee on Armed Services. Elects Representative Jim McDermott to the Committee on the District of Columbia. Elects Representative Edolphus Towns to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Elects Representative Mel Levine to the Committee on the Judiciary. Elects Representative Gene Taylor to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Elects Representative George E. Sangmeister to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Elects Representative Pete Geren to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Specifies the ranking order of: (1) Representative Charles A. Hayes on the Post Office and Civil Service Committee; and (2) Representative Gary Condit on the Agriculture Committee.

Bill· SS. 1848 (101st)open

Natural Gas Cofiring Promotion Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1989

Natural Gas Cofiring Promotion Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a research and demonstration program of cofiring (of natural gas and coal) in utility and large industrial boilers in order to determine optimal natural gas injection levels for environmental and operational benefits; and (2) provide financial assistance for half the costs of such cofiring technology projects. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 3586 (101st)referred

Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities Safety Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1989

Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities Safety Act of 1989 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to repeal: (1) the authority of the Secretary of Energy to grant nonprofit educational institutions automatic remissions of civil monetary penalties for violations of Department of Energy regulations; and (2) the exemptions granted to specified research institutes from such penalties. Increases the monetary fines and imprisonment terms for persons indemnified under an indemnification agreement who knowingly violate the Act's safety rules.

Bill· HRH.R. 3558 (101st)referred

Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Amendment Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1989

Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Amendment Act of 1989 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to reduce the primary oil and gas lease terms for noncompetitive leases from ten to five years.

Question· Kleine Anfrage11/5521open

Deutsche Risikostudie Kernkraftwerke, Phase B (G-SIG: 11004115)

Germany · German Bundestag · 31 October 1989

Ergebnisse der verzögert vorgelegten Deutschen Risikostudie Kernkraftwerke, Phase B (DRS-B), Kosten und Finanzierung, Unfallfolgen nach heutigem Kenntnisstand, Risiken der Referenzanlage Biblis-B, Übertragbarkeit auf andere Reaktortypen, Mengen an radioaktiven Freisetzungen nach Kernschmelzunfällen, Lösung der Wasserstoffproblematik bei Kernschmelzunfällen, Entwicklung "Kernschmelzfester" Sicherheitsbehälter und Nachrüstung der Druckwasserreaktoren, Pläne der Bundesregierung für weitere Aktivitäten in der Risikoforschung für Nuklearanlagen

Bill· SS. 1802 (101st)open

Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1989

Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities Act of 1989 - Title I: Offices of Environment, Safety, and Health and Waste Management and Environmental Restoration Within the Department of Energy - Establishes within the Department of Energy (DOE): (1) an Office of Environment, Safety, and Health to be headed by an Assistant Secretary; and (2) an Office of Waste Management and Environmental Restoration to be headed by an Assistant Secretary. Title II: Application of OSHA to DOE Nuclear Facilities - Directs the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary): (1) to publish a draft plan phasing in application of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to DOE nuclear facilities; and (2) to submit the final plan to the Congress within one year after enactment of this Act. Title III: Radiation Research - Directs the Secretary to appoint a Panel for Evaluation of Epidemiological Programs of the Department of Energy to evaluate DOE epidemiology programs and report its findings to the Secretary with respect to DOE epidemiology data management and research programs (including studies of the incidence, distribution, and control of disease occurring in connection with radiation or radionuclides). Sets forth the Panel's structure and provides for its termination after submission of its final report. Requires the Secretary to establish within DOE an Epidemiologic Data Repository containing specified data relating to employee exposure to radiation and radionuclides. Cites circumstances under which the Secretary must grant certain independent researchers access to epidemiologically relevant departmental raw data. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1995. Title IV: Radioactive Waste Remediation Research - Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish within DOE a comprehensive research, development, and demonstration program regarding state-of-the-art management of mixed wastes (part solid and part nuclear) generated at DOE nuclear facilities; (2) transfer to the private sector advanced technologies of such mixed waste management; and (3) designate a DOE national laboratory as a mixed waste technology research and development center. Requires such mixed waste technology program to include cost-shared private sector joint ventures and cooperative development. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop model standards and regulations for the disposal of mixed wastes generated at Department nuclear facilities. Directs the Secretary to provide funding for the development of such standards. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995. Title V: Monitoring of Health and Radiological Conditions in the Northern Marshall Islands - Directs the Secretary to continue to maintain a comprehensive program of specified radiological contamination activities in the northern Marshall Islands and to report annually to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991, 1992, and subsequent years. Title VI: Whistleblower Protection - Declares that the employee protection provisions of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 apply to DOE nuclear facility contractors and to their employees. Title VII: Mixed Hazardous Waste - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to declare that the definition of solid waste does not include: (1) certain source, special nuclear, or byproduct materials; and (2) waste emplaced in either a specified repository or Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Title VIII: Nuclear Facilities Cleanup Compliance Agreements - Mandates that a nuclear facilities cleanup compliance agreements be negotiated within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act among the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and each affected State in which a noncomplying facility is located. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on any failure to reach such an agreement. Declares that in the event of such failure, the Attorney General or the affected State may institute an action in the appropriate Federal district court to determine the content of a compliance agreement. Declares such an action the exclusive means by which failure to reach agreement may be resolved. Declares that during the period in which a cleanup compliance agreement is pending neither DOE nor its nuclear facility contractors shall be liable for noncompliance with environmental laws. Mandates that fines and penalties collected by a State for nuclear facility violations of environmental laws may only be used for environmental protection measures at such facilities. Cites circumstances under which the Secretary may pay attorneys' fees incurred by an individual in connection with an action for violation of Federal or State environmental law.

Bill· HRH.R. 3527 (101st)referred

To establish within the Department of Energy an Office for Environment, Safety, and Health.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1989

Establishes within the Department of Energy an Office for Environment, Safety, and Health, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary assisted by a Chief Environment Officer, a Chief Safety Officer, and a Chief Health Officer. Outlines the Assistant Secretary's functions, including: (1) establishing a coordinated Departmental policy on environment, safety, and health issues; (2) reviewing Departmental procedures regarding such policy issues; (3) acquiring updated information through technical liaison with experts in nuclear facilities safety and health; and (4) reporting to the Congress regarding such coordinated Departmental policy.

Question· Kleine Anfrage11/5458open

Die Rolle der Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH (GNS) im Rahmen der Konditionierung und Lagerung von Atommüll und der "Neuordnung der Atomwirtschaft" in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (G-SIG: 11004104)

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 October 1989

Menge des zu konditionierenden Atommülls, Methoden und Lagerkapazitäten, Rolle der GNS bei der von Bundesminister Dr. Töpfer verkündeten Neuordnung der Atomwirtschaft, Monopolstellung der GNS, Tätigkeit der GNS in Duisburg, radioaktive Belastung, Abfalltransporte

Question· Kleine Anfrage11/5393open

Atom- und Atommülltransporte in Südbaden (G-SIG: 11004048)

Germany · German Bundestag · 18 October 1989

Grenzüberschreitende Atomtransporte seit 1986, Beschaffenheit der Brennelemente, Behälter, Herkunft, Zielort, Transportmittel etc., Sicherheitsmaßnahmen beim Transport auf der Schiene, Transport von Urandioxyd von einem Flughafen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in die Schweiz im Jahre 1988

Law· Gesetzgebung11/5392enacted

Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des Dritten Verstromungsgesetzes (G-SIG: 11020461)

Germany · German Bundestag · 17 October 1989

<b>Inhalt:</b> Sicherung des Jahrhundertvertrags zwischen dem Bergbau und der Elektrizitätswirtschaft sowie Stabilisierung des Ausgleichsfonds zur Sicherung des Steinkohleneinsatzes: gesetzliche Festlegung der Jahresausgleichsabgabe für vier Jahre auf 8,25 v.H. (1990), 8 v.H. (1991), 7,75 v.H. (1992) und 7,5 v.H. (1993), Streichung der Zuschüsse für niederflüchtige Kohle und zum Ausgleich von Revierunterschieden, Verlängerung der Ermächtigung des Bundesamtes für Wirtschaft zur Aufnahme von Krediten bis zur Gesamthöhe von 2 Mrd. DM bis spätestens 31.12.1995; Neufassungsermächtigung. Der Gesetzentwurf verursacht unmittelbar keine Haushaltsbelastungen, dürfte aber mittelbar zu Ausgleichszahlungen an die Bergbauunternehmen durch Bund und Bergbauländer führen. <br><br><b>Änderungen aufgrund der Ausschußempfehlung:</b> Änderungen. <br><br><b>Nebenschlagwörter:</b> Kohleverstromung/Sicherung des Jahrhundertvertrags durch Änderung des Verstromungsgesetzes * Elektrizitätsversorgung/Sicherung des Jahrhundertvertrags durch Änderung des Verstromungsgesetzes * Ausgleichsfonds zur Sicherung des Steinkohleneinsatzes/ Stabilisierung des Ausgleichsfonds durch Änderung des Verstromungsgesetzes * Bundesamt für Wirtschaft/Verlängerung der Kreditermächtigung für das Bundesamt zur Kohleverstromung

Bill· HRH.R. 3437 (101st)referred

Marginal Energy Producers Incentives Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1989

Marginal Energy Producers Incentives Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the oil and natural gas allowance to allow a tax deduction to the transferee in the case of a transfer of proven oil or gas property. Increases from 50 percent to 100 percent (thus removing) the net income limitations on the use of such depletion allowances. Sets a percentage depletion allowance of 15 percent for the marginal production of domestic crude oil or natural gas by independent producers. Makes the alternative minimum tax preference for percentage depletion inapplicable to such marginal production.

Question· Kleine Anfrage11/5367open

Atomkraftwerk Fessenheim/Elsaß (G-SIG: 11004044)

Germany · German Bundestag · 10 October 1989

Ergebnisse des von einer internationalen Expertengruppe im September 1989 der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellten Sicherheitsgutachtens zum KKW Fessenheim, erhebliche Sicherheitsmängel am Reaktorblock I des Kernkraftwerks, Gefährdung der unmittelbar betroffenen südbadischen Bevölkerung, mangelhafte Auslegung der Fessenheimer Anlage gegen Flugzeugabstürze

Question· Kleine Anfrage11/5355open

Energiegerechte Gestaltung der Bauten des Bundes (G-SIG: 11004039)

Germany · German Bundestag · 9 October 1989

Auswirkungen der Regeln des Bundesbauministeriums für eine energiesparende Bauleitplanung auf die Gesetz- und Verordnungsgebung sowie auf Planung, Bau und Umrüstung von Bundesbauten, Umsetzung in der Wohnungspolitik sowie in der Förderung der Energieeinsparung an bestehenden Wohngebäuden, Mittelaufwand zur energetischen Verbesserung und Verringerung des Energieverbrauchs bei den Bundesliegenschaften, Wärmedämmungs-, Wärmerückgewinnungs- und Demonstrationsmaßnahmen bei neu errichteten Bundesbauten, z.B. beim Neubau des Bundesumweltministeriums, Konsequenzen aus der Kritik des Bundesrechnungshofs, Anteil der energiesparenden und umweltschonenden Planung an den Investitionen für den Ausbau der Bundeshauptstadt Bonn, fehlende Einstellung von Mitteln für Energiesparmaßnahmen an Bundesgebäuden im Bundeshaushalt 1990

Bill· SS. 1740 (101st)referred

Cofiring Promotion Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1989

Cofiring Promotion Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish and implement a research and demonstration program for cofiring natural gas with coal in utility and large industrial boilers; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate parties for demonstrating cofiring technology. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include cofiring activities within the scope of the research and development income tax credit; (2) apply the accelerated cost recovery system to cofiring equipment; and (3) exclude depreciation associated with cofiring equipment from taxable income under the alternative minimum tax. Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that its new source performance standards do not include any physical change or change in the manner of operation of an electric utility or industrial boiler related to cofiring natural gas with coal (thus exempting such facilities from the Act's permit review and performance standards).

Bill· SS. 1730 (101st)referred

A bill to affirm that certain orders issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission were and are within the Commission's authority under the Natural Gas Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1989

Declares that specified provisions of the Natural Gas Act and the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 constitute the proper authority for certain Orders issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Declares that such Orders are reinstated as of the respective dates of their issuance even though a certain Federal Court of Appeals decision has held that the Commission exceeded its statutory authority in issuing them.

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