RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Agreements

Agreement Between Mexico and the U.S. To Cooperate in the Solution of Environmental Problems in the Border Area, H9112 [18SE]

Amendments

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), H14239, H14240 [7DE], H14311, H14315 [12DE], H14927 [14DE]

Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford Reservation (S. 871), S7629 [26MY], S10833 [27JY]

Nuclear waste: privatization arrangements for defense nuclear cleanup activities (S. 570), S5496 [6AP]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 558), H15238 [20DE]

Articles and editorials

Decommissioned Nuclear Submarines Said To Pose Danger, H15207 [19DE]

France Claims No Radiation Increase From Test, H10846 [25OC]

Scientists Fear Atomic Explosion of Buried Waste—Debate by Researchers, S3490 [6MR]

Significant Accomplishments Have Been Made, Milestones Reached Since Signing of Tri-Party Agreement, S11048 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110), H7699 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174), H2892 [8MR]

———provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903), H6159 [20JN]

Diseases: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach cancer resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725), H5607 [25MY]

Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 2278), H8683 [7SE]

———improve management of remediation waste (see S. 1274, 1286), S14312 [26SE], S14710 [29SE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see S. 167, 443, 1271; H.R. 1020, 1032), S480 [5JA], S2823 [16FE], S14203 [25SE], H2175, H2176 [23FE]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 108), S5404 [6AP]

Nevada: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization of the Yucca Mountain site (see H.R. 496), H230 [11JA]

Nuclear energy: licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste (see S. 473), S3132 [24FE]

———management and disposition of the Hanford Reservation (see S. 871; H.R. 2110), S7615 [26MY], H7699 [25JY]

———privatization of interim waste storage program (see S. 1478), S18662 [14DE]

———receipt of credits by commercial nuclear utilities to offset the cost of storing spent fuel (see S. 429), S2822 [16FE]

Nuclear waste: privatization arrangements for defense nuclear cleanup activities (see S. 570), S4094 [16MR]

Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H2811 [7MR]

Research: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H9897 [11OC]

San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste disposal facility (see H.R. 2334), H8994 [14SE]

Ships and vessels: require congressional approval of nuclear waste disposal plans prior to construction of CVN-76 nuclear aircraft carrier (see H.R. 905), H1688 [13FE]

Taxation: eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for asbestos, lead, mercury, and uranium (see S. 1022), S9717 [11JY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see S. 419; H.R. 558), S2757 [15FE], H325 [18JA]

———consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313), H15135 [19DE]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (see S. 755; H.R. 1216), S6082 [3MY], H3073 [13MR]

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 341), S2034 [2FE]

Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 368), H174 [9JA]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see S. 338), S2034 [2FE]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]

———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1565), H4545 [3MY]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H7378 [20JY]

Waste disposal: establish a Presidential commission on nuclear waste (see S. 544), S3842 [13MR]

———interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 1924), H6269 [22JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend (see S. 1402; H.R. 1663), S16821 [8NO], H5190 [17MY]

Critique

Underground Autocatalytic Criticality of Plutonium and Other Fissile Material, S3638 [7MR]

Documents

Mexico's Position Relative to H.R. 558—Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, H9110 [18SE]

Proposed Legislation on Nuclear Waste Disposal, S9933 [13JY]

Letters

Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination charter renewal: John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S4649 [27MR]

———Senator Glenn, S4649 [27MR]

Disposal of spent nuclear fuel: Richard H. Stallings, Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator, E796-E798 [6AP]

Environmental cleanup funding: Senator McCain, S3590 [7MR]

International ban on ocean dumping of low-level nuclear waste: Vice President Gore, H13977 [5DE]

National policy for radiation protection: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S4650 [27MR]

———Senator Glenn, S4647, S4648, S4649 [27MR]

Yucca Mountain, NV, waste disposal facility: Representative Kasich, Committee on the Budget (House), H14872 [13DE]

Messages

Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community: President Clinton, S17774 [29NO], H13737 [29NO]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: cleanup of hazardous substances at municipal sites, H1992, H1993 [22FE]

———provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 1903), E1301 [20JN]

Hazardous substances: compensate landowners whose property is devalued due to Federal nuclear waste, H14877 [14DE]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), H14261 [12DE], H14872 [13DE], H14877 [14DE], E429, E435 [24FE], E2413 [19DE]

———regulation of production, transportation, storage, and disposal, H525-H527 [23JA]

Nevada: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization of the Yucca Mountain site (H.R. 496), E85 [11JA]

New York: tribute to West Valley demonstration project, E1037 [15MY]

Nuclear energy: cleanup costs for Hanford nuclear facility, H2220-H2222 [24FE]

———licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste, H513-H517 [23JA]

Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund: funding, H6882 [12JY]

Oceans: international ban on dumping of low-level nuclear waste, H13977, H13978 [5DE]

———prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (H.R. 1154), E541 [7MR]

Research: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (H.R. 2463), E1925 [11OC]

Safety: exempt aircraft, mines, and nuclear waste disposal from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2187-H2192 [24FE]

———forum on the dangers of plutonium, E417 [23FE]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 558), H9104-H9115 [18SE], H15168 [19DE], E120 [18JA]

———consent (H.R. 558), consideration (H. Res. 313), H15244-H15255 [20DE]

Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (H.R. 368), E45 [5JA]

———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6319-H6323 [27JN], H7079 [18JY]

———tribute to military personnel exposed to radiation, E2365 [14DE]

Waste disposal: spent nuclear fuel, E796 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: restore funding for rural health research and outreach grants through rescissions in the Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund, S4909, S4910 [30MR]

———restore funding for substance abuse block grants through rescissions in the Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund, S4903-S4908 [30MR]

Crime: penalties for an act of sabotage against a train or motor vehicle carrying spent nuclear fuel or high level nuclear waste, S17594 [28NO]

Dept. of Defense: defense environmental restoration and Technology Reinvestment Program funding, S3587-S3593 [7MR]

———maintenance of pentaborane prior to eventual disposition, S12125 [10AU]

Dept. of Energy: civilian radioactive waste program funding, S9933 [13JY]

———nuclear weapons cleanup program, S3794 [10MR]

Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (S. 1274), S14314 [26SE]

———improve management of remediation waste (S. 1286), S14738 [29SE]

———nuclear waste disposal, S16398, S16399 [31OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 167), S496 [5JA]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1271), S14204 [25SE]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 108), S5520 [6AP]

Nevada: dumping of high-level nuclear waste, S15200 [17OC]

———high-level nuclear waste repository proposal, S3489-S3492 [6MR], S3637 [7MR]

Nuclear energy: licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste (S. 473), S3132 [24FE]

———management and disposition of the Hanford Reservation (S. 871), S7620 [26MY], S10837, S10838 [27JY], S11048 [1AU]

———privatization of interim waste storage program (S. 1478), S18662 [14DE]

———receipt of credits by commercial nuclear utilities to offset the cost of storing spent fuel (S. 429), S2824 [16FE]

———storage of commercial spent nuclear fuel, S7491 [25MY], S7632 [26MY]

———storage of nuclear waste, S6232 [8MY]

———storage of nuclear waste at Prarie Island nuclear power plant, S6648 [15MY]

———Technical Committee on Verification of Fissile Material and Nuclear Warhead Controls and Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion funding, S11080 [1AU]

Nuclear waste: privatization arrangements for defense nuclear cleanup activities (S. 570), S4101 [16MR], S5496, S5513 [6AP]

Refuse disposal: treatment and disposal of waste, S1340-S1343 [23JA]

Safety: national policy, S4644-S4651 [27MR]

Taxation: eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for asbestos, lead, mercury, and uranium (S. 1022), S9718, S9719 [11JY]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization, S16061 [27OC]

———privatization (S. 755), S6106 [3MY], S6165 [4MY]

Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (S. 338), S2055 [2FE]

———human radiation experiments, S17510 [20NO]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend (S. 1402), S16822 [8NO]

Reports filed

Congressional Consent to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 558) (H. Rept. 104-148), H6158 [20JN]

Consent of Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 419), S6912 [18MY]

Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 104-426), H15135 [19DE]

Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Those Veterans Exposed to Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental Hazards: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 104-158), H6311 [26JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254), H9363 [20SE]

U.S. Enrichment Corp. Privatization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 104-86), H3732 [23MR]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 755) (S. Rept. 104-173), S17336 [17NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Austin, TX, City Council, H9110 [18SE]

———Brackettville, TX, City Council, H9111 [18SE]

———Del Rio, TX, City Council, H9111 [18SE]

———El Paso County, TX, County Commissioners, H9111 [18SE]

———Jeff Davis County, TX, Commissioner's Court, H9111 [18SE]

———Marfa, TX, City Commission, H9111 [18SE]

———Presidio County, TX, Commissioner's Court, H9111 [18SE]

Summaries

Hanford Land Management Act (S. 871), S7620 [26MY]

Underground Autocatalytic Criticality of Plutonium and Other Fissile Material: Charles Bowman and Francesco Venneri, S3638 [7MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 313, consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact consent, H15244 [20DE]

H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, H9104-H9107 [18SE]

H.R. 1565, extend eligibility period of veterans for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards, H6320 [27JN]

S. 167, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S497-S503 [5JA]

S. 338, extend eligibility period for inpatient care to veterans exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards, S2055 [2FE]

S. 473, Nuclear Energy Policy Act, S3133 [24FE]

S. 570, privatization arrangements for defense nuclear cleanup activities of radioactive substances, S4102 [16MR]

S. 1022, eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for asbestos, lead, mercury, and uranium relative to taxation, S9719 [11JY]

S. 1274, improve management of remediation waste, S14314-S14316 [26SE]

S. 1286, improve management of remediation waste, S14738-S14740 [29SE]

S. Res. 108, National Atomic Veterans Day, S5454, S5520 [6AP]