3.0.0 2610 2023-01-13T04:48:36Z 2023-01-13T04:48:36Z Senate S S 2006-04-07 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-04-07T18:04:28Z Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act 109 2589 S 2006-08-03 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-736. Related bill CRS 2006-04-07 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2006-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N Energy Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Law Licenses Local laws Nevada Nuclear power plants Nuclear reactors Radioactive wastes Railroad engineering State laws Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Waste disposal sites Energy 00 2006-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-04-17T21:37:59Z Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 regarding Yucca Mountain site application procedures to provide that an application for construction authorization shall not be required to contain information relating to any surface facility other than those necessary for initial operation of the repository.

Revises requirements governing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) actions on construction applications and infrastructure activities.

Includes infrastructure activities within the scope of expedited authorizations.

Declares specified federal, state, or local regulatory requirements referred to in the Solid Waste Disposal Act inapplicable to: (1) material owned by the Secretary of Energy if it is transported or stored in an NRC-certified package, cask, or other container for transportation or storage of that type of material; or (2) material located at the Yucca Mountain site for disposal, if its management and disposal is subject to an NRC license.

Prohibits a state or local governmental entity from issuing, administering, or enforcing a new or existing air quality permit or requirement affecting a federal facility or activity subject to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

Instructs the NRC, in deciding whether to permit the construction or operation of a nuclear reactor or any related facilities, to deem, without further consideration, that sufficient capacity will be available in a timely manner to dispose of the spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste resulting from the operation of the reactor and related facilities.

]]> A bill to enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2006-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2610is/xml/BILLS-109s2610is.xml 2006-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.