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H.R. 2479 (105th)

To authorize a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the migration of plutonium underground at the Nevada Test Site.

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Introduced

16 September 1997

Last action

27 October 1997 · Committee

Status

Executive Comment Requested from DOE.

Sponsors

Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]

Subjects

Environment, Immigration, Energy

Source updated

6 June 2025

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Summary

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the extent and manner of plutonium migration from each test location at the Nevada Test Site; (2) the extent of its expected future migration; and (3) the potential for current and future human exposure and possible health risks to communities. Urges that such study consider: (1) all future potential routes of exposure, such as use of contaminated groundwater as drinking water; and (2) potential future trends in population growth over the next 1,000 years in the Nevada Test Site vicinity.

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Timeline

  1. 16 September 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House National Security

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 September 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 September 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 September 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 15 October 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

    Source: Committee

  6. 27 October 1997

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOE.

    Source: Committee

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