NUCLEAR ENERGY related term(s) Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Weapons; Power Resources; Radioactive Substances

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Thanks to Nuclear Energy, the Air in Maine and New Hampshire Is Cleaner: National Journal, H7607 [23SE]

Amendments

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9657, H9671, H9690, H9691, H9692, H9693, H9696, H9698, H9700, H9703, H9705 [29OC], H9765, H9766, H9767, H9768 [30OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2893, S2933, S2945 [9AP], S2952, S2954, S2975, S2977, S2989, S2990, S2992, S2996, S3059, S3060, S3061, S3062 [10AP], S3078, S3082, S3084, S3086, S3127 [14AP]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8528, H8532 [7OC]

Articles and editorials

Lesser of Two Evils, S2732 [20MR]

Let State Nuke Office Do Its Job, H5741 [24JY]

Lockheed Martin Utility Services, S11540 [31OC]

Nagging Nuclear-Waste Problem, S3140 [15AP]

Secrecy Runs Amok, S10066 [26SE]

Waste Vote in the Senate, S3100 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions

Brookhaven, NY: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory (see S. 1140; H.R. 2384), S8668 [2SE], H6797 [3SE]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 236; H.R. 1577), S855 [30JA], H2445 [8MY]

———provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1397), H1706 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct an ongoing study of the health consequences of nuclear weapons tests (see S. 1524), S12506 [12NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104; H.R. 1270), S161 [21JA], H1437 [10AP]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (see H. Res. 280, 283), H9557 [24OC], H9613 [28OC]

———storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba (see S. 1073; H.R. 2092), S8186 [28JY], H4835 [26JN]

National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479), H7364 [16SE]

NRC: direct portion of civil penalties to local communities (see S. 960), S6358 [25JN]

Presidential Commission on Nuclear Waste: establish (see S. 297), S1226 [11FE]

Radioactive substances: receipt of credits by commercial nuclear utilities to offset the cost of storing spent fuel (see S. 296), S1226 [11FE]

Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission journal (see S. 1232), S10055 [26SE]

Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 2339), H6704 [31JY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see S. 270; H.R. 629), S1017 [5FE], H392 [6FE]

———consent (H.R. 629), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H8437 [6OC]

Utah: prohibit shipment of spent nuclear fuel to Goshute Indian Reservaton (see H.R. 2083), H4834 [26JN]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (see S. 964), S6496 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2629 [20MR], S2786 [7AP], S2899 [9AP]

Cost Estimates

Nuclear waste disposal (S. 104): CBO, S2797-S2799 [7AP]

Letters

Charleston, SC, Naval Nuclear Power Propulsion Training Center relocation funding: David R. Warren, GAO, H4889 [8JY]

———Robert E. Bayer, Dept. of Defense, H4890 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy recovery of cleanup costs under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program: Alvin L. Alm, Dept. of Energy, S5989 [19JN]

Designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site: Erskine B. Bowles, Executive Office of the President, H9667 [29OC]

———Franklin D. Raines, OMB, H9667 [29OC]

Nuclear waste disposal: Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota, S3108 [14AP]

———Erskine B. Bowles, Executive Office of the President, S2161 [12MR]

———Federico Pena, S2015 [6MR], S2112 [11MR]

———Federico Pena, Sec. of Energy, S3101 [14AP]

———J.J. Barry, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, S2159 [12MR]

———Kathleen A. McGinty, Council on Environmental Quality, S3102 [14AP]

———Kris Sanda, Minnesota Dept. of Public Service, S3108 [14AP]

———Louis Zeller, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, S3104 [14AP]

———Michael Mariotte, S2897 [9AP]

———National Environmental Coalition of Native Americans, S3103 [14AP]

———Robert A. Georgine, AFL-CIO, S2160 [12MR]

———Robert M. Jefferson, S2983 [10AP]

———Senator Grams, S2015, S2016 [6MR], S2112 [11MR]

———Women's Action for New Directions (organization), S3102 [14AP]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: Angus King, Governor of Maine, H8520 [7OC]

———James A. Peace, H8518 [7OC]

Training of emergency response personnel relative to shipping routes for disposal of nuclear fuel and waste: Alfred K. Whitehead, International Association of Fire Fighters, S3079 [14AP]

W.R. Grace & Co. liability at Wayne, NJ, nuclear waste interim site: James M. Owendoff, Dept. of Energy, S5919 [18JN]

———Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S5919 [18JN]

Lists

Dept. of Energy Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program sites and locations, S5987 [19JN]

Environmental and citizen groups against H.R. 104, nuclear waste disposal, S2820 [8AP]

Messages

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Clinton, S11445 [30OC], H9780 [30OC]

Motions

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9769 [30OC]

Petitions and memorials

Oregon: Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup, H5743 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Charleston, SC: Naval Nuclear Power Propulsion Training Center relocation funding, H4888-H4890 [8JY]

China, People's Republic of: export of nuclear materials to Pakistan, H8572 [7OC]

China, Republic of: storage of nuclear waste in North Korea, H3348 [4JN]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (H.R. 2222), E1479 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: safety and management of nuclear weapons stockpile, H9604 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: assess fees on certain reactors relative to operating costs, H9703-H9705 [29OC]

———Fast Flux Test Facility funding, H5743 [24JY]

———investigation into lawsuit over nuclear waste disposal, H3666 [11JN]

———provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 1397), E708 [17AP]

———transfer of Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program to Corps of Engineers, H5735, H5740, H5742, H5744, H5755 [24JY], H8178 [30SE]

EPA: radiation protection standards, H9700-H9703 [29OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H9655, H9656 [29OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2009 [30AP], H2354 [8MY], H3278 [4JN], H5740, H5741 [24JY], H9658-H9671 [29OC], H9763 [30OC]

———emergency response personnel requirements relative to transportation of nuclear fuel and waste, H9696-H9700 [29OC]

———liability of contractors transporting nuclear waste material, H9769, H9770 [30OC]

———nuclear waste disposal, H8168 [30SE]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H1408, H1409 [10AP], H2178 [6MY], H2258 [7MY], H2491 [13MY], H2796 [16MY], H3172 [22MY], H3278 [4JN], H3666 [11JN], H3869 [18JN], H4650 [26JN], H5027 [10JY], H6722 [3SE], H7019, H7021 [9SE], H7286 [16SE], H7607 [23SE], H7838 [25SE], H8166 [30SE], H8362 [6OC], H8844 [21OC], H8932, H8934 [22OC], H9041 [23OC], H9549-H9552 [24OC], H9564, H9566 [28OC], H9629, H9655-H9706 [29OC], H9732, H9763-H9771 [30OC], E1590 [1AU], E1826 [23SE], E2131 [30OC], E2205 [7NO]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9630-H9638 [29OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), corrections in engrossment, H9771 [30OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), motion to recommit, H9769-H9771 [30OC]

———storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 32), E3761 [5MR]

———transportation of nuclear waste, H1911 [29AP]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba, H6398, H6399 [30JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: third-party inspection of nuclear program, H6400, H6401 [30JY]

Native Americans: clarify definition of ``affected Indian tribe'' relative to Nuclear Waste Policy Act, H9691 [29OC]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: require risk assessment study and cost benefit analysis, H9693-H9696 [29OC]

———require that only U.S. produced nuclear waste can be stored in certain repositories, H9692 [29OC]

Ohio: cleanup of brownfield sites, H5757 [24JY]

Pyroprocessing technology research: funding, H5766-H5770 [24JY]

Safety: prohibit transportation of radioactive waste through certain incorporated areas, H8532-H8536 [7OC]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8454, H8516-H8537 [7OC]

———consent (H.R. 629), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8512-H8516 [7OC]

———ensure radioactive waste is brought only from Maine or Vermont, H8528-H8532 [7OC]

Remarks in Senate

American Nuclear Society: tribute to award recipients from Argonne National Laboratory-West, S5465 [10JN]

Carlsbad, NM: certification of Nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, S11022 [23OC]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (S. 236), S862 [30JA]

———community assistance payments to Los Alamos County, NM, S7234-S7236 [11JY]

———decommissioning of Southwest experimental fast oxide reactor, S7480 [15JY]

———disposal of excess weapons usable plutonium, S7538 [16JY]

———Fast Flux Test Facility funding, S7097 [9JY]

———Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory funding, S3096 [14AP]

———liability relative to failure to comply with the contractual deadline to dispose of nuclear waste, S2990-S2992 [10AP]

———Materials Protection Control and Accounting Program funding, S6892 [7JY], S7110 [9JY], S7204 [10JY]

———nuclear weapons stockpile management funding, S7466-S7471 [15JY]

———recovery of cleanup costs under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, S5985-S5989 [19JN]

———transfer of Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program to Corps of Engineers, S10301 [1OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct an ongoing study of the health consequences of nuclear weapons tests (S. 1524), S12508 [12NO]

Hazardous substances: authorize Dept. of Energy to collect nuclear waste offsetting fees, S2976, S2977 [10AP]

———cap on fee paid by consumers of nuclear energy to nuclear waste disposal fund, S3084-S3086, S3091 [14AP], S3136 [15AP]

———designate alternative nuclear waste disposal site if Yucca Mountain, NV, proves to be unusable, S3086-S3090, S3092-S3113 [14AP]

———designate certain interim nuclear waste sites, S2992-S2995 [10AP]

———designate Hanford Nuclear Reservation, WA, as nuclear waste disposal site, S3110 [14AP]

———designate Oak Ridge Reservation, TN, as nuclear waste interim storage site, S2978-S2980 [10AP]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S2768-S2779, S2781-S2786 [7AP], S2821, S2833-S2836 [8AP], S2895 [9AP], S2985-S2987, S2992 [10AP], S3135, S3136 [15AP], S10265 [1OC]

———exempt W.R. Grace & Co. from liability at the Wayne, NJ, nuclear waste interim site, S5918-S5920 [18JN], S5985, S5988 [19JN]

———interim nuclear waste storage relative to Savannah River and Barnwell County, SC, sites, S2893 [9AP], S2952-S2963 [10AP]

———nuclear waste disposal, S2111-S2113 [11MR], S10265 [1OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S11536 [31OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S482-S485 [21JA], S667 [22JA], S1354, S1355 [13FE], S1883 [4MR], S2015, S2016 [6MR], S2157-S2162 [12MR], S2331 [14MR], S2629, S2630, S2731, S2732 [20MR], S2766-S2779, S2781-S2786, S2797 [7AP], S2820-S2836 [8AP], S2892-S2900 [9AP], S2951-S2963, S2971-S2996 [10AP], S3077-S3113 [14AP], S3135-S3153 [15AP], S4037 [6MY], S4875 [21MY], S5884 [17JN], S11857 [6NO]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), unanimous-consent agreement, S2171 [12MR], S2739 [20MR], S2762 [7AP], S2828 [8AP], S2995 [10AP]

———prevent double counting when calculating annual fee for nuclear waste collection, S2990 [10AP]

———regulation of interstate transportation of nuclear waste to interim storage sites, S2952-S2963 [10AP]

———training of emergency response personnel relative to shipping routes for disposal of nuclear fuel and waste, S3078-S3082 [14AP]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba (S. 1073), S8186 [28JY]

International Nuclear Safety Program: funding, S7110 [9JY]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant for receipt of Industry Week (publication) ``America's 10 Best Plants'' award, S11539 [31OC]

New York: West Valley vitrification project funding, S7477 [15JY]

NRC: direct portion of civil penalties to local communities (S. 960), S6364 [25JN]

———regulation of Dept. of Energy nuclear reactors, S7483 [15JY]

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (business): Industry Week (publication) top ten industrial plants, S12643 [13NO]

Research: funding, S7479 [15JY]

Seaborg, Glenn T.: declassification of Atomic Energy Commission journal (S. 1232), S10065 [26SE]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (S. 270), S10919 [22OC]

Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (S. 964), S6496-S6498 [26JN]

West Valley, NY: tribute to development of vitrification process for storage of nuclear waste, S5467 [10JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 105-299), H8437 [6OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 105-345), H9557 [24OC]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 105-354), H9613 [28OC]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-290), H8299 [1OC]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 104), S2320 [14MR]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 104) (S. Rept. 105-10), S2645 [20MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 105-290), H8927 [21OC]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 105-181), H5296 [15JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 270), S2645 [20MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9655 [29OC]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8533 [7OC]

Statements

Designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Executive Office of the President, H9664, H9667 [29OC]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Executive Office of the President, S3101 [14AP]

Tables

Nuclear Waste Policy Act comparisons between House and Senate versions, H9665 [29OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 258, consideration of H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act, H8512 [7OC]

H. Res. 283, consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, H9630 [29OC]

H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act, H8525-H8528 [7OC]

H.R. 1140, Long Island Drinking Water Protection Act, S8668 [2SE]

S. 104, nuclear waste disposal, S2881-S2892 [9AP], S3140-S3153 [15AP]

S. 960, direct portion of NRC civil penalties to local communities, S6364 [25JN]

S. 1232, declassification of Atomic Energy Commission journal of Glenn T. Seaborg, S10066 [26SE]

S. 1524, require the Dept. of HHS to conduct an ongoing study of the health consequences of nuclear weapons tests, S12508 [12NO]