Nuclear energy

Verurteilung der antiisraelischen und antisemitischen Äußerungen des iranischen Präsidenten Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Austria · National Council · 21 December 2005

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Wilhelm Molterer, Dr. Josef Cap, Herbert Scheibner, Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verurteilung der antiisraelischen und antisemitischen Äußerungen des iranischen Präsidenten Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2005

Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) take all appropriate actions, including development of a national border strategy, to maintain operational control over the U.S. international land and maritime borders; (2) report on cross-border security agreements with Mexico and Canada; (3) provide for biometric data enhancements; (4) report on the One Face at the Border Initiative; (5) increase port of entry inspection personnel and canine detection teams; (6) report on the airspace security mission's impact on the National Capital Region; (7) reimburse private owners along the border for certain property damage; (8) establish at least one Border Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands; (9) report on Central American gang travel across the U.S.-Mexico border; and (10) deploy radiation portal monitors at U.S. ports of entry to screen inbound cargo for nuclear and radiological material. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) with respect to alien smuggling and illegal entry and presence to: (1) revise the definition of aggravated felony; (2) provide mandatory minimum sentences on smuggling convictions, and expand seizure and forfeiture authority; (3) make illegal U.S. presence a crime; (4) increase penalties for improper U.S. entry and for marriage and immigration-related entrepreneurship fraud; (5) provide mandatory minimum sentences for aliens convicted of reentry after removal; (6) impose on smugglers the same sentences that the aliens they have smuggled would receive; (7) include among smuggling crimes the carrying or use of a firearm during such activity; and (8) revise voluntary departure provisions. Directs the Secretary: (1) and the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to increase the availability of Department of Defense (DOD) surveillance equipment along the U.S. international land and maritime borders; (2) to assess border security vulnerabilities on Department of Interior land directly adjacent to the U.S. border; (3) conduct a training exercise on border security information sharing; (4) establish a Border Security Advisory Committee; and (5) establish a university-based Center of Excellence for Border Security. Authorizes the Secretary to permit the use of DHS grants for border security activities. Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to border security cooperation with sovereign Indian Nations. Requires the mandatory detention of illegal aliens apprehended at a U.S. port of entry or along the U.S. land or maritime borders. Permits release with notice to appear only if the alien: (1) is not a security risk; and (2) provides a specified bond. Denies admission to the nationals of a country that refuses or delays acceptance of its nationals ordered removed from the United States. Requires that the Secretary place an alien (other than from Mexico or Canada) who has not been admitted or paroled into expedited removal if apprehended within 100 miles of the border and within 14 days of unauthorized entry. Directs the Secretary to take specified actions to ensure coordination of DHS border security efforts. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in DHS an Office of Air and Marine Operations whose primary mission shall be to prevent the entry of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband into the United States. Directs the Secretary to transfer to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (the "Shadow Wolves" unit). Authorizes the Secretary to establish within United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement additional Customs Patrol units to operate on Indian lands. Bars an alien: (1) deportable on terrorist grounds from receiving withholding of removal; (2) convicted of an aggravated felony, unlawful procurement of citizenship, or domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse from admissibility; (3) convicted of an aggravated felony from refugee or asylee status adjustment; (4) removable on terrorist grounds from becoming naturalized; and (5) from being naturalized while in removal proceedings. Revises and enhances detention provisions for certain dangerous aliens subject to removal, including establishment of a detention review process for cooperating aliens. Increases penalties and sets mandatory minimum sentences for aliens who fail to comply with removal provisions. Makes an alien deportable for: (1) three or more drunk driving convictions; and (2) social security number and identification fraud. Authorizes (and reimburses) local sheriffs or sheriff coalitions in specified counties along the southern border to enforce the immigration laws and to transfer illegal aliens to federal custody. Establishes in the Treasury the Designated County Law Enforcement Account. Makes an alien inadmissible for U.S. entry if: (1) such alien has been deported for criminal street gang participation; or (2) the consular officer or the Secretary knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that such alien is a member of a criminal street gang seeking U.S. entry in furtherance of gang-related crimes or activities, or is a member of a designated criminal street gang. Makes an alien deportable who: (1) is a street gang member convicted of committing or attempting to commit a gang crime; or (2) is determined by the Secretary to be a member of a designated criminal street gang. Authorizes the Attorney General to designate a group or association as a criminal street gang. Requires mandatory detention of alien gang members subject to removal. Makes such aliens ineligible for asylum and protection from removal to certain countries. Authorizes expedited removal for aliens inadmissible for security or criminal grounds. Makes sexual abuse of a minor an aggravated felony for immigration purposes. Directs the Secretary to establish, and sets forth the provisions for, an employment eligibility verification system. Expands the employment eligibility verification system to include: (1) previously hired individuals; and (2) recruitment and referral. Sets forth civil and criminal penalty provisions for noncompliance. Provides for: (1) voluntary employer verification utilizing such system two years after enactment of this Act for previously hired individuals; (2) mandatory employer verification three years after enactment of this Act by federal, state, and local governments, and the military for employees not verified under such system working at federal, state or local government buildings, military bases, nuclear energy sites, weapons sites, airports, or critical infrastructure sites; and (3) mandatory employer verification six years after enactment of this Act for all employees not previously verified under such system. Makes employer participation in the basic pilot program mandatory two years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Board of Immigration Appeals to reverse an immigration judge's removal decision without remand. Eliminates judicial review of visa revocation. Authorizes reinstatement of a prior removal order against an alien illegally reentering the United States. Requires an alien applying for withholding of removal to establish that his or her life or freedom would be threatened in the country of return, and that race, religion, nationality, or political or social group would be a central factor in such threat. Subjects removal appeals to an initial certification of reviewability process by a single court of appeals judge. Requires all nonimmigrant applicants to waive any right to: (1) review or appeal a determination of inadmissibility at port of entry; or (2) contest, other than through asylum, any action for removal.

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Geelhoed delivered on 1 December 2005.#Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.#Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - EAEC Treaty - Scope - Directive 89/618/Euratom - Health and safety - Ionising radiations - Use of nuclear energy for military purposes - Repairs to a nuclear-powered submarine.#Case C-65/04.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 1 December 2005

97 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the implications for Ireland following recent comments by the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the future of the nuclear industry in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36598/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

97 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the implications for Ireland following recent comments by the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the future of the nuclear industry in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36598/05]

88 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Government’s plans to mount a campaign against the provision of new nuclear plants in the UK by the British Government. [36558/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

88 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Government’s plans to mount a campaign against the provision of new nuclear plants in the UK by the British Government. [36558/05]

82 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on comments by the former British Labour Energy Minister, Mr. Brian Wilson, that he hoped the British Government would give a clear steer in favour of nuclear power stations; and if he has contacted his British counterpart to raise concerns at the implications for Ireland of an expansion of the British nuclear industry. [36587/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

82 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on comments by the former British Labour Energy Minister, Mr. Brian Wilson, that he hoped the British Government would give a clear steer in favour of nuclear power stations; and if he has contacted his British counterpart to raise concerns at the implications for Ireland of an expansion of the British nuclear industry. [36587/05]

72 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussion he has had with his British counterparts regarding indications that the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, is actively considering expanding Britain’s nuclear industry and building new nuclear reactors. [36586/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

72 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussion he has had with his British counterparts regarding indications that the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, is actively considering expanding Britain’s nuclear industry and building new nuclear reactors. [36586/05]

68 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by the Government with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36557/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

68 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by the Government with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36557/05]

107 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the assurances he received at his meeting with UK Secretary of State, Mr. Alan Johnson MP, on 19 October 2005, his views on whether the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland should be given the fullest information on the assessment of the threat of a terrorist attack at Sellafield and other UK nuclear installations; and the way in which he intends to progress same. [36556/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

107 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the assurances he received at his meeting with UK Secretary of State, Mr. Alan Johnson MP, on 19 October 2005, his views on whether the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland should be given the fullest information on the assessment of the threat of a terrorist attack at Sellafield and other UK nuclear installations; and the way in which he intends to progress same. [36556/05]

15 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the UK Secretary of State, Mr. Alan Johnson MP, indicated at their meeting on 19 October 2005 when the review of the THORP plant, following the serious incident in April 2005, will be completed. [36560/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

15 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the UK Secretary of State, Mr. Alan Johnson MP, indicated at their meeting on 19 October 2005 when the review of the THORP plant, following the serious incident in April 2005, will be completed. [36560/05]

8 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he raised the privatisation of UK nuclear installations, including installations not being decommissioned, with Mr. Alan Johnson MP, UK Secretary of State, when he met him in October 2005. [36559/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005

8 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he raised the privatisation of UK nuclear installations, including installations not being decommissioned, with Mr. Alan Johnson MP, UK Secretary of State, when he met him in October 2005. [36559/05]

Ablehnung des geplanten atomaren Endlagers in Benken/Schaffhausen in der Schweiz

Austria · National Council · 16 November 2005

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ablehnung des geplanten atomaren Endlagers in Benken/Schaffhausen in der Schweiz

Initiativen gegen Atomkraftwerksausbaupläne an Österreichs Grenzen

Austria · National Council · 16 November 2005

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Initiativen gegen Atomkraftwerksausbaupläne an Österreichs Grenzen

430 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to date in 2005 to have the Sellafield nuclear plant closed, in particular if the case under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is progressing; and if so, the timeframe for same. [34941/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2005

430 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to date in 2005 to have the Sellafield nuclear plant closed, in particular if the case under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is progressing; and if so, the timeframe for same. [34941/05]

weitere Vorgangsweise Österreichs zum Entsorgungsnachweis hinsichtlich der Endlagerung abgebrannter Brennelemente und radioaktiver Abfälle in der Schweiz

Austria · National Council · 10 November 2005

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über den Antrag 720/A(E) der Abgeordneten Karlheinz Kopf, Klaus Wittauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die weitere Vorgangsweise Österreichs zum Entsorgungsnachweis hinsichtlich der Endlagerung abgebrannter Brennelemente und radioaktiver Abfälle in der Schweiz

U.S.-INDIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION: SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION IMPLICATIONS

United States · United States Senate · 2 November 2005

189 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made representations in relation to the danger posed by building B30 at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30419/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005

189 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made representations in relation to the danger posed by building B30 at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30419/05]

133 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the volumes of highly active liquid waste being held in Sellafield awaiting vitrification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005

133 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the volumes of highly active liquid waste being held in Sellafield awaiting vitrification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/05]

177 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with the British Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Mr. Alan Johnson; if he made him aware of the views of the Irish people at the undetected leak for nine months of 83,000 litres of radioactive material containing 20 tonnes of uranium and plutonium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005

177 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with the British Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Mr. Alan Johnson; if he made him aware of the views of the Irish people at the undetected leak for nine months of 83,000 litres of radioactive material containing 20 tonnes of uranium and plutonium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/05]

124 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on his recent meeting with the British Government regarding Sellafield. [30399/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005

124 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on his recent meeting with the British Government regarding Sellafield. [30399/05]

108 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the meeting which he held with the British Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on 19 October 2005; the discussion he had in relation to Sellafield and if any agreements were reached that will further the campaign to bring about the closure of Sellafield. [30318/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005

108 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the meeting which he held with the British Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on 19 October 2005; the discussion he had in relation to Sellafield and if any agreements were reached that will further the campaign to bring about the closure of Sellafield. [30318/05]

105 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on plans to privatise a number of nuclear installations in the United Kingdom; his further views on whether, as bad as safety at nuclear installations in the United Kingdom is under a state company, they will only worsen if privatised; his views on the privatisation plans of his United Kingdom counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005

105 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on plans to privatise a number of nuclear installations in the United Kingdom; his further views on whether, as bad as safety at nuclear installations in the United Kingdom is under a state company, they will only worsen if privatised; his views on the privatisation plans of his United Kingdom counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/05]

weitere Vorgangsweise Österreichs zum Entsorgungsnachweis hinsichtlich der Endlagerung abgebrannter Brennelemente und radioaktiver Abfälle in der Schweiz

Austria · National Council · 19 October 2005

Antrag der Abgeordneten Karlheinz Kopf, Klaus Wittauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die weitere Vorgangsweise Österreichs zum Entsorgungsnachweis hinsichtlich der Endlagerung abgebrannter Brennelemente und radioaktiver Abfälle in der Schweiz

425 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department has played in setting up the energy research funding within the next European Union seventh framework research programme; and if a national Government will argue for a greater level of funding to be directed to renewable energy research projects in comparison with nuclear power research. [28689/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2005

425 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department has played in setting up the energy research funding within the next European Union seventh framework research programme; and if a national Government will argue for a greater level of funding to be directed to renewable energy research projects in comparison with nuclear power research. [28689/05]

Schweizer Endlager für Atommüll

Austria · Federal Council · 13 October 2005

Anfrage der Bundesräte Jürgen Weiss, Edgar Mayer, Ing. Reinhold Einwallner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Schweizer Endlager für Atommüll

Schweizer Endlager für Atommüll

Austria · Federal Council · 13 October 2005

Anfrage der Bundesräte Jürgen Weiss, Edgar Mayer, Ing. Reinhold Einwallner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für auswärtige Angelegenheiten betreffend Schweizer Endlager für Atommüll

Konsequenzen aus dem Expertenbericht über AKW Temelin

Austria · National Council · 12 October 2005

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Konsequenzen aus dem Expertenbericht über AKW <i>(Atomkraftwerk) Temelin</i>

Position der Bundesregierung zum neuen EU-Atomforschungsprogramm

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2005

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur betreffend Position der Bundesregierung zum neuen EU-Atomforschungsprogramm

Position der Bundesregierung zum neuen EU-Atomforschungsprogramm

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2005

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Position der Bundesregierung zum neuen EU-Atomforschungsprogramm

Position der Bundesregierung zum neuen EU-Atomforschungsprogramm

Austria · National Council · 8 July 2005

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Position der Bundesregierung zum neuen EU-Atomforschungsprogramm

THE NEXT GENERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER

United States · United States House of Representatives · 29 June 2005

90 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Government’s efforts to bring about the closure of Sellafield. [22330/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

90 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Government’s efforts to bring about the closure of Sellafield. [22330/05]

43 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by the Government with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

43 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by the Government with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/05]

108 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the latest information available to his Department on the origins and extent of the leak at the THORP reprocessing plant on 19 April 2005; if he has satisfied himself that the information supplied adequately reflected the seriousness of the leak; the steps he took to verify the information supplied to his Department; if his attention has been drawn to media reports suggesting that the leak was so serious that the THORP plant may have to close indefinitely; the action he has taken or intends to take arising from this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22197/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

108 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the latest information available to his Department on the origins and extent of the leak at the THORP reprocessing plant on 19 April 2005; if he has satisfied himself that the information supplied adequately reflected the seriousness of the leak; the steps he took to verify the information supplied to his Department; if his attention has been drawn to media reports suggesting that the leak was so serious that the THORP plant may have to close indefinitely; the action he has taken or intends to take arising from this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22197/05]

103 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether BNFL can be trusted to run the Sellafield plant in Cumbria; if the recent leak at the plant has reduced that confidence further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22287/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

103 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether BNFL can be trusted to run the Sellafield plant in Cumbria; if the recent leak at the plant has reduced that confidence further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22287/05]

52 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent serious incident at Sellafield and the implications arising for the long-term future of reprocessing as a result. [22289/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

52 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent serious incident at Sellafield and the implications arising for the long-term future of reprocessing as a result. [22289/05]

32 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he continues to have confidence in the capacity of the British Nuclear Inspectorate to be fully briefed by BNFL on possible future incidents at Sellafield in view of the prolonged delay by BNFL in issuing a full public statement on the recent serious incident at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22290/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

32 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he continues to have confidence in the capacity of the British Nuclear Inspectorate to be fully briefed by BNFL on possible future incidents at Sellafield in view of the prolonged delay by BNFL in issuing a full public statement on the recent serious incident at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22290/05]

Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2005

Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require, for a commercial license for an atomic power production or utilization facility, that: (1) the facility does not pose an unreasonable threat to persons or the environment because of safety or security vulnerabilities (including vulnerability to terrorist attacks); and (2) there exist adequate evacuation plans for emergency events which have been approved by the relevant federal agencies and states within 50 miles of the facility. Conditions renewal of any such license on the same criteria and requirements applicable for an original application for initial construction. Instructs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ensure that any changes in the size or distribution of the surrounding population have not resulted in the facility's being located at a site at which a new facility would not be allowed to be built.

Energy Policy Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2005

Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Sets forth a program to spur diverse energy research and development, including: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) oil and gas; (4) coal; (5) Indian energy; (6) nuclear matters; (7) vehicles and motor fuels; (8) hydrogen; (9) electricity infrastucture; and (10) federal loan guarantees for commercial projects that target energy pollutant reduction. Establishes federal programs that target energy savings in public facilities. Establishes energy assistance programs that include: (1) weatherization assistance; (2) state energy programs; (3) energy efficient appliance rebates; and (4) low income community energy efficiency. Establishes programs for energy efficient products including energy conservation initiatives and energy efficiency in housing. Sets forth renewable energy initiatives that address: (1) renewable energy resources and production; (2) renewable content of motor vehicle fuel; (3) federal agency purchasing requirements for ethanol-blended gasoline and biodiesel fuel; (4) a sugar cane ethanol program; (5) an advanced biofuels technology program; (6) a biomass commercial utilization program; (7) geothermal energy enterprises; and (8) hydroelectric power projects. Sets forth an oil and gas program that includes: (1) the Petroleum Reserve and home heating oil; (2) oil and gas production incentives; (3) oil and gas activities on federal land; (4) a coastal impact assistance program; (5) natural gas enterprises; and (6) federal coalbed methane regulation. Sets forth a Clean Coal Power Initiative campaign that includes grants to universities to establish Centers of Excellence for Energy Systems of the Future. Modifies statutory constraints governing federal coal leases, including acreage limitations, mining plans, and advance royalty payments. Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to establish the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs to promote Indian tribal energy resource development through a program of grants and loans. Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify and extend indemnification authority and liability limits for Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees and Department of Energy (DOE) contractors. Addresses general nuclear matters, including: (1) extension of indemnification authority; (2) treatment of modular reactors; (3) medical isotope production; (4) safe disposal of greater-than-class-C radioactive waste; (5) a prohibition on nuclear exports to countries that sponsor terrorism; and (5) a DOE decommissioning pilot program. Directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to establish the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project, a prototype plant that includes a nuclear reactor, to generate electricity and to produce hydrogen. Revises requirements governing: (1) federal agency use of alternative fuels by dual-fueled vehicles; and (2) alternative compliance. Directs the Secretary to establish a cost-shared, public-private research partnership involving the federal government, railroad carriers, locomotive manufacturers and equipment suppliers, and the Association of American Railroads, to develop and demonstrate railroad locomotive technologies that increase fuel economy, reduce emissions, and lower costs of operation. Establishes within the Department of Transportation the Conserve by Bicycling Program. Prescribes guidelines for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review reduction of engine idling of heavy-duty vehicles. Directs the Secretary to initiate a project, in partnership with diesel engine, diesel fuel injection system, and diesel vehicle manufacturers and diesel and biodiesel fuel providers, to provide biodiesel testing in advanced diesel engine and fuel system technology. Sets forth a program of federal and state procurement of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems. Revamps the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 to create a statutory framework to: (1) promote development and commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technology in partnership with industry; (2) establish the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Task Force; (3) direct the Secretary to provide for the transfer of critical hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to the private sector; and (4) create a hydrogen supply and fuel cell demonstration program. Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2005 - Prohibits appropriations authorized in this Act for energy efficiency research and development from being used for: (1) issuance or implementation of energy efficiency regulations; (2) the weatherization program established under the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA); (3) a state energy conservation plan established under ECPA; or (4) a federal energy management measure implemented under the National Energy Conservation Policy Act. Directs the Secretary to implement initiatives that target research, development, and commercial application in: (1) energy efficiency; (2) distributed energy and electric energy systems; (3) renewable energy; (4) nuclear energy; (5) fossil energy; (6) science; and (8) international cooperation within the Western Hemisphere and with Israel. Sets forth guidelines governing DOE management, including creation of: (1) a national energy research and development advisory boards; (2) a Technology Transfer Working Group; and (3) a Technology Infrastructure Program. Prescribes guidelines for recruitment and training of skilled technical personnel in energy technology industries and educational programs in science and mathematics. Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Power Act to grant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulatory jurisdiction over an Electric Reliability Organization. Prescribes guidelines for electric reliability standards, including electric transmission infrastructure, operation and transmission rates. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to: (1) require electric utilities to make net metering and smart metering available upon consumer request; and (2) terminate mandatory purchase and sale requirements pertaining to cogeneration and small power production utilities. Amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) direct FERC to promulgate market transparency rules governing sales of electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce, and transmission services in interstate commerce; and (2) prohibit energy market manipulation. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

Spent Nuclear Fuel Tracking and Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 2005

Spent Nuclear Fuel Tracking and Accountability Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to: (1) establish specific and uniform guidelines for tracking, controlling, and accounting for individual spent fuel rods or segments at nuclear power plants, including procedures for conducting physical inventories; (2) establish uniform inspection procedures to verify any action taken by a nuclear power plant to implement those guidelines; and (3) submit to Congress a status report describing the progress of the Commission in establishing such guidelines.

Climate Change Technology Tax Incentives Act of 2005

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 2005

Climate Change Technology Tax Incentives Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) investment in a greenhouse gas intensity reduction project; (2) production from advanced nuclear power facilities; and (3) investment in nuclear power facilities. Authorizes the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for nuclear power facilities. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources should be extended through 2010; and (2) the tax credit for increasing research activities should be increased and made permanent. Terminates the tax credits proposed by this Act after 2010.

184 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by Ireland with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16360/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

184 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by Ireland with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16360/05]

180 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives he has taken to advance the Sellafield issues; if he has taken steps at international level; if such steps include potential legal action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13548/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

180 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives he has taken to advance the Sellafield issues; if he has taken steps at international level; if such steps include potential legal action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13548/05]

138 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered the recent report of the RPII visit to BNFL Sellafield; his views on the findings in relation to terrorist threats to the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12430/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

138 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered the recent report of the RPII visit to BNFL Sellafield; his views on the findings in relation to terrorist threats to the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12430/05]

130 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has raised with the British Foreign Secretary the issue of the refusal of the authorities in Sellafield to make information which has been sought available for the Radiological Institute of Ireland; the steps he intends to take to make such information available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13547/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

130 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has raised with the British Foreign Secretary the issue of the refusal of the authorities in Sellafield to make information which has been sought available for the Radiological Institute of Ireland; the steps he intends to take to make such information available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13547/05]

128 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the issues raised in the recent report of the RPII visit to Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

128 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the issues raised in the recent report of the RPII visit to Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/05]

187 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made an official complaint to the British Government regarding the three day delay in notifying authorities here of the radioactive leak which occurred at the THORP plant at Sellafield on 18 April 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16523/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

187 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made an official complaint to the British Government regarding the three day delay in notifying authorities here of the radioactive leak which occurred at the THORP plant at Sellafield on 18 April 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16523/05]

174 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken as a result of the recent leak of highly radioactive material at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16441/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

174 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken as a result of the recent leak of highly radioactive material at Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16441/05]

169 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that through the ruptured pipe at the THORP plant in Cumbria, England on 22 April 2005, England had leaked 20 tonnes of uranium and plutonium into a stainless steel room from which there is currently no way of removing it; if so, the reason he did not make known this information; if not, when his attention was drawn to it; and when he planned to divulge it. [16505/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

169 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that through the ruptured pipe at the THORP plant in Cumbria, England on 22 April 2005, England had leaked 20 tonnes of uranium and plutonium into a stainless steel room from which there is currently no way of removing it; if so, the reason he did not make known this information; if not, when his attention was drawn to it; and when he planned to divulge it. [16505/05]

165 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent spillage of highly radioactive material at Sellafield. [16454/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2005

165 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent spillage of highly radioactive material at Sellafield. [16454/05]