RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Amendments
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), S8003, S8005 [1AU], S10452, S10473 [15OC], H8006 [16OC]
Articles and editorials
Critical Vote on Nuclear Waste, S6481 [9JY]
Crossroads in Nuclear Waste Storage, S6482 [9JY]
Further Delay Not an Option—Yucca Mountain Now Officially Declared Best Nuclear Waste Site, E132 [12FE]
How Safe Is It?, E1269 [16JY]
Nuclear Dump Site Will Leak, Scientists Say, H2197 [8MY]
Yucca Mountain Must Meet Rigorous Standards, S6488 [9JY]
Bills and resolutions
Clean Air Act: limit access to chemical facility offsite consequence analysis information (see S. 2579), S5041 [5JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the furnishing of health care during major disasters or medical emergencies (see S. 2187), S2829 [17AP]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see S. 2132), S2722 [16AP]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 526), H6303 [17SE]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see S. 3058), S9983 [4OC]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (see S.J. Res. 34), S2413 [9AP] (see H.J. Res. 87), H1283 [11AP]
———provide for the prioritization of transportation of nuclear waste from utilities to a permanent repository for renewable energy use (see H.R. 5623), H7893 [10OC]
Nuclear energy: enhance security of transporting high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel (see S. 3162), S11079 [14NO]
Nuclear weapons: encourage and facilitate the security of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide (see S. 2470), S3953 [7MY] (see H.R. 4913), H3453 [11JN]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see S. 2684), S6127 [26JN] (see H.R. 5023), H4068 [26JN]
Terrorism: provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (see S. 3148), S10677 [17OC]
Comparisons
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act: House, Senate, and compromise agreement provisions, H6275-H6277 [17SE]
Letters
Approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site: Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2196 [8MY]
———Thomas A. Vilsack, Governor of Iowa, S6474 [9JY]
———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S6472 [9JY]
Global Nuclear Security Act: Graham T. Allison, Harvard University, S3962 [7MY]
———Kenneth N. Luongo, Russian American Nuclear Security Advisory Council, S3963 [7MY]
———Rose E. Gottemoeller, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, S3962 [7MY]
———William C. Potter, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, S3962 [7MY]
Lists
Organizations opposed to Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S6456 [9JY]
Poems
``Road Not Taken,'' Robert Frost, S6490 [9JY]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), H2610-H2614, H2630 [20MY], E870 [22MY], E1602 [18SE]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H8006-H8009 [16OC]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 526), H6271-H6278 [17SE]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H1160 [10AP], H1293 [16AP], H1343 [17AP], H1495, H1496 [23AP], H1677 [29AP], H1691 [30AP], H1772 [1MY], H2112, H2114 [7MY], H2168, H2169, H2170, H2180-H2205 [8MY], E715 [3MY], E757, E766, E768, E770, E774 [10MY], E806 [15MY]
———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H41 [24JA], H113 [5FE], H204 [7FE], H660 [5MR], H689 [6MR], H910 [14MR], E132 [12FE]
———effect of approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site on local drinking water, H1691 [30AP]
———impact of unfunded mandates on State and local governments relative to approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2180-H2183 [8MY]
———Nevada Governor's veto of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1095 [9AP]
Nuclear energy: transportation of spent nuclear fuel, H637 [28FE], H2192-H2202 [8MY], E1269 [16JY]
Nuclear weapons: encourage and facilitate the security of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide, E1006 [10JN]
Remarks in Senate
Clean Air Act: limit access to chemical facility offsite consequence Analysis information (S. 2579), S5043 [5JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the furnishing of health care during major disasters or medical emergencies (S. 2187), S2840, S2841 [17AP]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), S8026 [1AU], S10473-S10476 [15OC]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (S. 2132), S2724 [16AP]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (S. 3058), S9986-S9992 [4OC]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), S6490 [9JY]
———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), S2403, S2416 [9AP], S2787 [17AP], S5396 [12JN], S5528 [13JN], S5725 [19JN], S5797-S5799 [20JN], S5883, S5886, S5893 [21JN], S5985, S5986 [25JN], S6053-S6056 [26JN]
———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6444-S6491 [9JY]
———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), unanimous-consent request, S5985 [25JN]
———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S840 [14FE]
Nuclear energy: enhance security of transporting high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel (S. 3162), S11081-S11083 [14NO]
———ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply, S1522 [5MR]
———ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply and reform NRC, S2900 [18AP]
———remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (H.R. 3343), S48 [23JA]
———storage of spent nuclear fuel, S5725 [19JN]
———transportation of spent nuclear fuel, S2563 [11AP], S2993 [22AP]
Nuclear weapons: encourage and facilitate the security of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide (S. 2470), S3961-S3963 [7MY]
Russia: negotiation of agreement on the disposition of plutonium from nuclear weapons, S2820 [17AP]
South Carolina: resolution of issues surrounding plutonium shipment and construction of facilities relative to agreement with Russia on plutonium disposition, S2820 [17AP]
Terrorism: provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack (S. 3148), S10716-S10728 [17OC]
Reports filed
Approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.J. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 107-425), H2018 [1MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 107-229), S7742 [31JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3253) (H. Rept. 107-471), H2606 [16MY]
Yucca Mountain, NV, Approval as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 34) (S. Rept. 107-159), S5285 [10JN]
Rulings of the Chair
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2180 [8MY]
Statements
Global Nuclear Security Act: Nuclear Threat Reduction Campaign, S3963 [7MY]
Summaries
Biological, Chemical and Radiological Weapons Countermeasures Research Act (S. 3148), S10724 [17OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 3253), S8026 [1AU]
Testimonies
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: Alex Smith, S9991 [4OC]
———Phil Schofield, S9992 [4OC]
Texts of
H. Res. 526, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3253, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act, H6271-H6274 [17SE]
H.J. Res. 87, approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2180 [8MY]
H.R. 3253, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act, H2610 [20MY]
S. 2132, establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs emergency medical preparedness centers, S2724 [16AP]
S. 2187, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Care Act, S2841 [17AP]