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S. 1082 (96th)
A bill to repeal limits placed on public compensation for personal and property damage caused by nuclear power accidents.
Introduced
7 May 1979
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Subjects
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24 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to allow parties injured by a nuclear accident to recover damages in excess of the limits on liability imposed by such Act according to the ordinary rules of tort law.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 May 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/1082
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/1082