[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 636 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 636

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a decommissioning pilot 
   program to decommission and decontaminate the sodium-cooled fast 
 breeder experimental test-site reactor located in northwest Arkansas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 28, 2001

Mrs. Lincoln (for herself and Mr. Hutchinson) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a decommissioning pilot 
   program to decommission and decontaminate the sodium-cooled fast 
 breeder experimental test-site reactor located in northwest Arkansas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DECOMMISSIONING PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Decommissioning report.--The term ``decommissioning 
        report'' means the report entitled ``Conceptual Cost Estimate 
        for Decommissioning the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide 
        Reactor'' and dated August 31, 1998, issued by the Department 
        of Energy Office of Environmental Restoration.
            (2) Reactor.--The term ``reactor'' means the sodium-cooled 
        fast breeder experimental test-site reactor located in 
        northwest Arkansas.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
    (b) Authorization.--The Secretary shall establish a decommissioning 
pilot program to decommission and decontaminate the reactor in 
accordance with the decommissioning report.
    (c) Decommissioning Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) complete a review of the decommissioning report; and
            (2) develop a decommissioning plan that provides for--
                    (A) removal of all radioactive material and 
                hazardous material from the reactor;
                    (B) decontamination and demolition of all 
                structures relating to the reactor; and
                    (C) restoration of the reactor site to greenfield 
                condition; and
            (3) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
        House of Representatives a report that describes the 
        decommissioning plan.
    (d) Final report.--On completion of decommissioning and 
decontaminating activities at the reactor, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
report that describes--
            (1) the success of those activities in achieving the 
        objectives of the decommissioning report; and
            (2) any useful knowledge gained in conducting the 
        activities.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $16,000,000.
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