[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 26, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: January 26, 1994]
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                 PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM NUCLEAR WASTE

  (Mr. KREIDLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KREIDLER. Mr. Speaker, we can never be too careful when dealing 
with nuclear material. That is a lesson we have just learned again with 
the disclosure of our Government's radiation experiments.
  That is why I am introducing legislation to restrict the shipment of 
spent nuclear fuel--the waste generated by nuclear reactors.
  In order to keep foreign countries from developing nuclear weapons, 
the United States agreed to provide fuel for foreign reactors and to 
take back the waste.
  Shipping this fuel poses serious risks to workers who handle it and 
to the public.
  Before this material is transported through our communities, workers 
and residents must be assured that adequate safeguards are in place.
  My bill would allow local port authorities to require the Department 
of Energy to meet specific safety guidelines set by the port before it 
can ship this material.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in helping our communities protect 
themselves from hazardous nuclear waste.

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