Federal Nuclear Waste Responsibility Act of 1994

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Introduced

19 September 1994

Last action

21 November 1994 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Summary

Federal Nuclear Waste Responsibility Act of 1994 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act to instruct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) take title to certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by a specified deadline; (2) take possession of such waste and spent fuel in accordance with the Federal Integrated Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Program; (3) establish an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility at one or more Federal sites; and (4) notify the Congress within 30 days if the deadline cannot be met. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit issuance of either a construction permit or combined construction and operating license for a utilization facility used for the generation of electricity for commercial sale, unless: (1) there is in existence a federally licensed facility for the interim storage or permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel generated by the utilization facility; and (2) the Secretary has certified that the facility will have an adequate capacity to accept all such waste and spent nuclear fuel generated during its lifetime.

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Timeline

19 September 1994
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 1994
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 1994
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 1994
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1918)
Source: IntroReferral
3 October 1994
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
21 November 1994
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← Federal Integrated Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Management Act of 1994

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/5057
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/5057
us · 103-hr-5057 · source updated 26 August 2025