United States · Bill · S
S. 1234 (116th)
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019
Introduced
30 April 2019
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Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-311.
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Summary
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019 This bill addresses nuclear waste management. Among other things, this bill establishes the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; transfers to the NWA specified functions of the Department of Energy, including those related to the construction and operation of a repository; prescribes siting guidelines for nuclear waste storage facilities and repositories and for the identification and suitability of candidate sites; directs the NWA to establish a storage program to provide interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; and confers upon the NWA responsibility for transporting nuclear waste.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 April 2019
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 April 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 April 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1234
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1234