3.0.0 3634 2023-01-12T17:52:30Z 2023-01-12T17:52:30Z Senate S S 2006-07-11 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-07-11T20:27:26Z Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and Accounting Act of 2006 109 5761 HR 2006-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Identical bill CRS 2006-07-11 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7335-7336) IntroReferral 2006-07-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7334-7335) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2006-07-11 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2006-07-31 False Energy Administrative procedure Business records Commerce Data banks Environmental Protection Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Independent regulatory commissions Law Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear fuels Nuclear reactors Radioactive wastes Science, Technology, Communications Storage Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Energy 00 2006-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-01T19:23:35Z Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and Accounting Act of 2006 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to promulgate regulations requiring: (1) each civilian nuclear power reactor to report a detailed record of each individual spent fuel rod, and each fragment of a spent fuel rod, that results from the loading or dismantling of a fuel assembly; and (2) annual inspections to determine the compliance of the civilian nuclear power reactor with NRC regulations relating to the material control and accounting of spent nuclear fuel.

Requires the NRC to develop and make available to each civilian nuclear power reactor guidance that describes: (1) best management practices for storing individual fuel rods and fragments; and (2) suitable annual inventory practices.

Directs the NRC to develop an electronic data management and waste tracking system to: (1) store and access the records of each civilian nuclear power reactor; and (2) track the location of spent nuclear fuel, including individual rods and fragments.

Instructs the NRC to: (1) develop a detailed manifest form for the onsite transportation of spent fuel that indicates whether the package containing the spent fuel contains individual rods or fragments; and (2) promulgate regulations requiring each civilian nuclear power reactor to provide the NRC a complete detailed manifest form to identify and track any spent fuel rod or rod fragment transported within the reactor's premises.

Directs the NRC to identify any spent fuel rod or rod fragment transported outside the premises of the civilian nuclear power reactor through use of manifests used by the Department of Transportation.

]]> Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and Accounting Act of 2006 Display Title Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and Accounting Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to improve the material control and accounting and data management systems used by civilian nuclear power reactors to better account for spent nuclear fuel and reduce the risks associated with the handling of those materials. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and Accounting Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3634is/xml/BILLS-109s3634is.xml 2006-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7335-7336) 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.