RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Articles and editorials

Half-Lives, Half Measures, S2381 [15MR]

Ill Uranium Miners Left Waiting as Payments for Exposure Lapse, S3145 [29MR]

Roberson a Top-Flight Pick, E661 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 815), S4175 [2MY]

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3217), H7717 [1NO] (see H.R. 3251), H7909 [7NO]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H7357 [29OC]

Dept. of Energy: guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (see S. 1277), S8464 [31JY] (see H.R. 3290), H8181 [14NO]

———management of environmental matters at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky (see S. 1187), S7805 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see H.R. 3253), H7958 [8NO]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H506 [28FE]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (see S. 1669), S11612 [8NO] (see H.R. 3276), H8034 [9NO]

Housing: provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H1604 [25AP]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H876 [13MR]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (see S. 472), S1971 [7MR] (see S. 1667), S11612 [8NO]

———remediation of thorium processing sites (see S. 1147), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 2418), H3804 [28JN]

———remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (see H.R. 3343), H8343 [19NO]

Nuclear Waste Fund: redirect into research, development, and utilization of risk-decreasing technologies for onsite storage and reduction of radiation levels of nuclear waste (see H.R. 2072), H2955 [6JN]

Power resources: authorizing appropriations for environmental research and development and Dept. of Energy and EPA Office of Air and Radiation energy technology programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2460), H3959 [11JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: ensure timely payment of benefits to eligible individuals (see S. 449), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 996), H875 [13MR] (see H.R. 1132), H1012 [20MR]

———provide permanent appropriations for claims made by certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (see S. 448), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 995), H875 [13MR] (see H.R. 1131), H1012 [20MR]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons (see S. 898), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1865), H2280 [16MY]

Ships and vessels: provide for the stockpiling of potassium iodide tablets in areas near the homeport of nuclear powered naval vessels (see H.R. 3510), H10355 [18DE]

Terrorism: develop and disseminate educational materials on responding to terrorist events involving nuclear, biological, or chemical elements, and provide for an emergency medicine alert network (see H.R. 3458), H9239 [11DE]

———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 3289), H8181 [14NO]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H60 [6JA]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2678 [23MY]

Letters

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Gerard W. Fischer, Dept. of Justice, S1787 [1MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Russian Disposal of Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons: President Bush, S6122 [12JN], H3025 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: establish compensation for employees sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death, H5774 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy: accountability for plutonium and uranium, H7728 [6NO]

———commercial nuclear power plants site selection study funding, H5111 [1AU]

———nuclear nonproliferation programs funding, H7596-H7598, H7607 [1NO], H8501-H8503 [28NO]

———prevent the commercial sale of uranium by the Government except for sales required by statute, H5129, H5130 [1AU]

———uranium mining industry cooperative research and development and demonstration projects funding, H5004 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), E2043 [8NO], E2059 [13NO]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (H.R. 3276), E2052 [9NO]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2187 [16MY], H2390 [22MY], H2894 [6JN], H8751 [4DE], H10357 [19DE], E771 [10MY]

NRC: Inspector General funding, H3726, H3727 [28JN]

Nuclear energy: remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (H.R. 3343), H10197-H10200 [18DE], E2523 [3JA]

———reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, H5041 [1AU]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel, H3283 [20JN]

———transportation of nuclear waste, H4380 [23JY]

Nuclear Waste Fund: budget status, H4996, H4997 [1AU]

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: evaluate technical issues relative to transporting nuclear waste to Nevada disposal site, H3724-H3726 [28JN]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: funding, H3972-H3979 [12JY], H4092 [17JY], H4198 [18JY], H4365, H4366 [20JY]

———improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H3293 [20JN]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons, H8144, H8157 [14NO]

Russia: strategic plan to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities, H5774, H5854 [20SE]

Terrorism: provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project, H8185 [15NO]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: impact of closure of Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant, E2523 [3JA]

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E650 [26AP], E665 [27AP]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 134), E58 [30JA]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 815), S4180 [2MY], S4932 [15MY]

Carlsbad, NM: tribute to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, S9188 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S13296 [14DE]

Dept. of Energy: cooperative initiatives with Russia relative to nuclear weapons disarmament, S7870 [18JY]

———coverage of kidney cancer under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S7412 [10JY]

———guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (S. 1277), S8475 [31JY]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (S. 1669), S11625-S11630 [8NO]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S7840-S7843, S7852 [18JY], S11520 [7NO]

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: study effects of exposure to radioactive or other hazardous substances, S13296 [14DE]

Kazakhstan: securing of weapons-grade plutonium, S8276 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (S. 472), S1973-S1976, S1982-S1984 [7MR]

———ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply (S. 1667), S11618 [8NO]

———investigation of possible conflict of interests by law firm representing the Dept. of Energy and nuclear power industry relative to Yucca Mountain nuclear waste disposal site, S11869-S11871 [15NO]

———nuclear waste recycling technology funding, S7852 [18JY]

———remediation of thorium processing sites (S. 1147), S7202 [29JN]

———remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (H.R. 3343), S13772 [19DE]

———storage and transport of nuclear waste, S7939 [19JY]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel, S11520 [7NO]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: ensure timely payment of benefits to eligible individuals, S9386 [13SE]

———ensure timely payment of benefits to eligible individuals (S. 449), S1787 [1MR], S3144 [29MR]

———funding, S7412, S7414 [10JY], S7939 [19JY]

———improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing funding, S11455 [6NO]

———provide permanent appropriations for claims made by certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, S3695 [6AP], S9781, S9782 [25SE]

———provide permanent appropriations for claims made by certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 448), S1787 [1MR], S2381 [15MR], S3144 [29MR], S7412 [10JY]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons, S10051 [2OC]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons (S. 898), S5012-S5015 [16MY], S7412 [10JY]

Terrorism: use of technology to track the origin and movement of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and to protect critical infrastructure, S13919 [20DE]

Reports filed

Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 107-177), H4948 [31JY]

Remediation of Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3343) (H. Rept. 107-341), H10237, H10354 [18DE]

Texts of

H.R. 3343, remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites, H10197 [18DE]

S. 472, Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act, S1976-S1982 [7MR]

S. 898, provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, S5013 [16MY]

S. 1147, remediation of thorium processing sites, S7202 [29JN]

S. 1667, Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act, S11618-S11625 [8NO]

S. 1669, safe transportation of hazardous material appropriations, S11625-S11629 [8NO]