3.0.0 3060 2023-01-11T13:16:15Z 2023-01-11T13:16:15Z Senate S S 2010-03-03 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-03-03T15:56:24Z 2010-03-03 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2010-03-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1019) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-03 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. 2010-03-03 True Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Arms control and nonproliferation Licensing and registrations Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Nuclear power Energy 00 2010-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2010-04-07T21:37:57Z Thorium Energy Security Act of 2010 - 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 within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and an office of thorium-based fuel cycle research within the Department of Energy.

Directs the NRC Chairman to: (1) establish standards for the manufacture, testing, use, and management of spent thorium-based nuclear fuel; and (2) promulgate regulations for facilities and materials used in thorium-based fuel cycle nuclear power generation.

Directs the Secretary to implement demonstration projects for thorium-based nuclear power generation.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress recommendations for: (1) strengthening international partnerships to advance nuclear nonproliferation through the design and deployment of thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation; and (2) providing incentives to nuclear reactor operators to use proliferation-resistant, low-waste thorium fuels in lieu of other fuels.

]]> Thorium Energy Security Act of 2010 Display Title Thorium Energy Security Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Thorium Energy Security Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3060is/xml/BILLS-111s3060is.xml 2010-03-03 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.