3.0.0 3680 2022-02-03T05:11:02Z 2022-02-03T05:11:02Z Senate S S 2008-10-02 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-10-02T21:06:18Z 2008-10-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-10-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10488) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2008-10-02 True Energy Administrative procedure Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Energy Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Idaho Independent regulatory commissions International Affairs International cooperation in science Laboratories Law Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear energy research Nuclear fuels Nuclear power plants Research and development facilities Science, Technology, Communications Energy 00 2008-10-02 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-15T15:34:54Z Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, and provide funds to, an office for the regulation of thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation in each of: (1) the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (ONEST) of the Department of Energy; and (2) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Directs the NRC Chairman to promulgate regulations for facilities and materials used in thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation.

Requires the heads of the two Offices to: (1) implement demonstration projects for thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory; and (2) recommend to the Secretary methods of strengthening international partnerships to advance nuclear nonproliferation through thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation, and of providing incentives to nuclear reactor operators to use proliferation-resistant, low-waste thorium fuels in lieu of other fuels.

]]> Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation. Display Title Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3680is/xml/BILLS-110s3680is.xml 2008-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.