3.0.0 1320 2023-01-11T13:22:50Z 2023-01-11T13:22:50Z Senate S S 2011-06-30 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-06-30T20:39:47Z 2011-06-30 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 S4297) IntroReferral 2011-06-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4296-4297) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2011-06-30 True Energy Government liability Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Nuclear power Public contracts and procurement Radioactive wastes and releases State and local government operations Energy 00 2011-06-30 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-23T21:33:58Z Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements in accordance with this Act.

Sets a deadline by which a local governmental unit may, with the approval of the state governor, notify the Secretary that it is willing to have a privately owned and operated temporary used fuel storage facility located within its jurisdiction.

Requires the Secretary to pay $1 million per year to up to three such governmental units.

Makes funding available from the Nuclear Waste Fund for compensation and payments.

Directs the Secretary to offer to enter into a long-term contract for the storage of used fuel from civilian nuclear power plants with a private owner or operator of an independent used fuel storage facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Authorizes the Secretary, upon request of a contract signatory, to enter into an agreement for a settlement of all claims against the Secretary for failure to dispose of high-level radioactive waste or used nuclear fuel by January 31, 1998.

Directs the Secretary to grant priority for the acceptance of fuel produced by a facility that has produced used nuclear fuel, been decommissioned, and shut down permanently.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for the transportation of accepted used fuel, and (2) use NRC-approved transportation and storage casks.

]]> Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011 Display Title Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1320is/xml/BILLS-112s1320is.xml 2011-06-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4297) 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.