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

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), S13886 [23DE]

Articles and editorials

NSF Finds Declining Federal Support of Academic R&D, S10347-S10350 [13OC]

Responsibility? Yucca Choice Squanders $8B Investment, H3612 [18MR]

Yucca Plan Poses `Grave' Risk, H3612 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: award Atomic Veterans Service Medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation from the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances (see S. 1128), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 2553), H6008 [21MY]

Atomic Energy Act: require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries (see H.R. 547), H379 [15JA]

Climate: provide for reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 1342), H3054 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a study on the use of thorium-liquid fueled nuclear reactors for naval power needs (see H.R. 1534), H3437 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relative to nuclear reactors (see S. 2052), S10915 [29OC]

———carry out a study on the use of thorium-liquid fueled nuclear reactors (see H.R. 2015), H4581 [21AP]

———carry out programs to develop and demonstrate two small modular nuclear reactor designs (see S. 2812), S11883 [20NO]

———create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (see S. 2776), S11382 [16NO]

———reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and provide for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings (see S. 1061), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 2471), H5712 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (see H.R. 730), H602 [27JA]

Ecology and environment: declare as clean energy (see H.R. 2768), H6413 [9JN]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (see S. 757), S4063 [31MR] (see H.R. 1828), H4250 [31MR]

———extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under such compensation program (see H.R. 134), H32 [6JA]

———include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see S. 916), S4807 [28AP] (see H.R. 2114), H4839 [27AP]

———pay survivors compensation otherwise payable to a Dept. of Energy contractor employee who dies after application for compensation (see S. 1306), S6845 [19JN] (see H.R. 3063), H7445 [25JN]

———provide compensation for certain persons injured while employed at the Feed Materials Production Center or the Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor (see S. 1800), S10570 [20OC] (see H.R. 3992), H12287 [3NO]

Foreign aid: prohibit expenditure of U.S. taxpayer dollars on nuclear assistance to state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3107), H7704 [26JN]

Government regulations: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1936), H4521 [2AP]

Hazardous substances: authorize use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 3385), H9055 [29JY]

———certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 861), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 2372), H5484 [12MY]

———condemn and encourage prohibition on transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship in international waters and urge countries to reprocess such material within their own borders (see H. Res. 402), H5169 [5MY]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see S. 1065), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 1327), H3053 [5MR]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum and develop and maintain viable military options to prevent development or deployment of nuclear weapons capability (see H.R. 3832), H11457 [15OC]

National Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: establish (see S. 591), S3074 [12MR]

NRC: establish an expedited schedule for the issuance of a Combined Construction and Operating License for nuclear reactors that meet certain conditions (see H.R. 3448), H9275 [31JY]

———retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 1937), H4521 [2AP]

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act: implement developing countries assistance provisions and promote economical and environmentally sustainable means of meeting the energy demands of developing countries (see S. 1675), S9436 [16SE] (see H.R. 3774), H11166 [8OC]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 570), S3025 [11MR] (see H.R. 1431), H3337 [11MR]

———promote energy security through investment in renewable and alternative energy and authorize appropriations for research and development of fungible fuels (see H.R. 3909), H11712 [22OC]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2828), H6617 [11JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see S. 232), S388 [14JA] (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]

Taxation: provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain energy production and distribution facilities (see H.R. 1812), H4249 [31MR]

United Arab Emirates: approve proposed agreement for cooperation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (see S.J. Res. 18), S7412 [13JY] (see H.J. Res. 60), H8025 [13JY]

———express disfavor regarding proposed agreement for cooperation concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy (see H.J. Res. 55), H6012 [21MY]

———restrict nuclear cooperation (see H.R. 364), H158 [9JA]

USEC Privatization Act: entitle affected pension plan participants to payment for benefit increases not received (see S. 1063), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 4082), H13001 [16NO]

Ventura County, CA: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (see S. 709), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 136), H32 [6JA]

Letters

American Centrifuge Plant, Piketon, OH, funding: Barack Obama (2008), S2949 [10MR]

———several Governors, S2948 [10MR]

Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: Representative Bennie Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3766 [24MR]

———Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3766 [24MR]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H3766 [24MR]

Radioactive Import Deterrence Act: Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H13420 [2DE]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H13420 [2DE]

Messages

Agreement Between the U.S. and United Arab Emirates Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Obama, S5817 [21MY], H5983 [21MY]

Provision of Atomic Information to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: President Bush, S272 [11JA], H170 [13JA]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), E472 [26FE]

Chattanooga, TN: tribute to nuclear energy symposium, E269 [12FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H11763 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration of formerly-used defense sites funding, H8981 [29JY]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), E2422 [1OC]

———defense environmental cleanup funding, H7218 [24JN]

———denial of loan guarantee for American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, OH, H8887, H8902 [28JY], H9049-H9051 [29JY]

———expedite processing of innovative technology loan guarantee applications, H8120 [15JY]

———improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies, H8119 [15JY]

———Nuclear Power 2010 program funding, H8122, H8123 [15JY]

———nuclear powerplant recycling technologies research funding, H8111-H8113 [15JY]

———Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) funding, H8120 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), H3765-H3769 [24MR], E819 [31MR]

Dept. of the Interior: impact of job loss due to cuts in energy development and production projects, leases, and royalties funding, H8429 [21JY]

Domestic policy: increase production, H2793 [25FE], H5083 [4MY], H5100 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: increase domestic production, H7071 [19JN], H8450 [21JY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures, H8754 [24JY]

———expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (H.R. 1828), E1123 [12MY]

Foreign countries: shipment of plutonium mixed-oxide nuclear fuel from France to Japan, H3611 [18MR]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 2372), H5588 [14MY]

———condemn and encourage prohibition on transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship in international waters and urge countries to reprocess such material within their own borders (H. Res. 402), H5388 [7MY]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2793, H2794, H2801 [25FE], H3080 [9MR], H3611 [18MR], H8338, H8339 [17JY], H10426 [1OC]

International Atomic Energy Agency: release of report on Iran nuclear site, H13117 [18NO]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 1327), H4970 [29AP], H5313 [7MY], H9703 [17SE], H10065 [29SE], H11191-H11195, H11267 [13OC], H11302 [14OC], H13036 [17NO], H14941 [15DE], E884 [2AP], E2519, E2522, E2526, E2528, E2532 [14OC], E2554 [15OC], E2569 [16OC]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (H. Res. 782), H10126 [30SE]

Nazarbayev, Nursultan: recognize offer by Kazakhstan President to host nuclear fuel bank, E1052 [4MY]

NRC: accelerate approval of certain licenses for nuclear powerplants (H.R. 6895), E2489 [8OC]

———reduce time between reports to Congress, H8142 [15JY]

Nuclear weapons: publication of confidential information regarding nuclear sites and programs on GPO website, H6127 [3JN]

———support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (H. Res. 790), H11992-H11995 [28OC]

Power resources: assess role in national energy policy, H3611 [18MR], H6243 [4JN], H6542 [11JN]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 1431), H4491-H4498 [2AP]

———national energy policy, H1071-H1073 [9FE], H3500 [17MR], H3821-H3825 [24MR], H4138 [31MR], H4380, H4381 [1AP], H4565-H4571 [21AP], H4763-H4768 [27AP], H4920, H4993-H4995 [29AP], H5083 [4MY], H5100, H5104, H5105, H5145-H5155 [5MY], H5172 [6MY], H5381, H5384-H5387 [7MY], H5448, H5455-H5460, H5462 [12MY], H5557-H5561, H5575-H5577 [13MY], H6081 [3JN], H6312 [9JN], H6419 [10JN], H6747 [15JN], H7449 [26JN], H8687 [23JY], H9197-H9199 [30JY], H9790, H9791, H9793-H9799 [22SE], H9874 [23SE]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (H.R. 2828), H6519 [10JN], H6542, H6543 [11JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (H.R. 515), H13419-H13424 [2DE]

———storage of nuclear waste near fresh water sources, H3147 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: report on recruitment and retention of members in nuclear career fields, S8017 [23JY]

Babcock & Wilcox, Inc.: tribute to development of small nuclear reactor, S6531-S6533 [11JN]

Climate: provide for reduction of greenhouse gases, S6251 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relative to nuclear reactors (S. 2052), S10926 [29OC]

———carry out programs to develop and demonstrate two small modular nuclear reactor designs (S. 2812), S11884 [20NO]

———create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (S. 2776), S11386-S11388 [16NO]

———energy projects loan guarantee program funding, S2948 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), S13886, S13887 [23DE]

Dept. of State: issue report on investments by foreign companies in Iran's energy sector, S2895 [9MR]

Domestic policy: increase production, S8261 [29JY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (S. 757), S4081 [31MR]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, S8261 [29JY]

Idaho: anniversary of Idaho National Laboratory, S1429 [3FE]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (S. 1065), S6634 [16JN], S9915 [29SE]

———prohibit funding for contracts with companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector, S2754, S2755 [4MR], S2807-S2809, S2814-S2816 [5MR], S8547 [30JY]

National Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel: establish (S. 591), S3084 [12MR]

Nature Conservancy (organization): scientific findings and suggestions on renewable energy from paper entitled ``Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency—Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America'', S10085-S10087 [5OC]

Navy: decision to establish a homeport for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station Mayport, FL, S363, S364 [14JA]

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act: implement developing countries assistance provisions and promote economical and environmentally sustainable means of meeting the energy demands of developing countries (S. 1675), S9437 [16SE]

Piketon, OH: American Centrifuge Plant funding, S2948 [10MR]

Power resources: assess role in national energy policy, S4730, S4731 [27AP], S5275 [7MY], S5893-S5895 [1JN], S5922-S5924 [2JN], S5992-S5994 [3JN], S6157-S6160 [4JN], S6531-S6533 [11JN], S7119-S7121 [6JY], S7350-S7352 [10JY], S9578-S9580 [21SE], S9628-S9630 [22SE], S9706-S9710 [23SE], S10087 [5OC]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (S. 570), S3034 [11MR], S3036, S3069 [12MR], S6138-S6140 [4JN]

———national energy policy, S4730, S4731 [27AP], S5009-S5011 [1MY], S5170 [6MY], S5465 [14MY], S5768 [21MY], S6693 [17JN], S7446-S7448 [14JY], S8107 [27JY], S8238-S8242 [29JY], S9117 [8SE], S9339, S9357-S9360 [15SE], S9706-S9710 [23SE], S9864-S9866 [25SE], S10085 [5OC], S10885-S10887 [29OC]

———promote renewable energy, S10087 [5OC]

United Arab Emirates: approve proposed agreement for cooperation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act (S.J. Res. 18), S7414 [13JY]

Ventura County, CA: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (S. 709), S3801 [25MR]

Reports filed

Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 730), S13382 [17DE]

Radioactive Import Deterrence Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 515) (H. Rept. 111-348), H13465 [2DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Radioactive Import Deterrence Act: Salt Lake County, UT, Council, H13421 [2DE]

Summaries

Clean Energy Act (S. 2776), S11387 [16NO]

Testimonies

Negotiation of Nuclear and Human Rights Issues With the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Christopher R. Hill, S4432 [20AP], S4486 [21AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 790, support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, H11992 [28OC]

H.R. 515, Radioactive Import Deterrence Act, H13419 [2DE]

H.R. 730, Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, S13886 [23DE], H3765 [24MR]

H.R. 1327, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act, H11191 [13OC]

S. 591, National Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Establishment Act, S3085 [12MR]

S. 709, Santa Susana Fair Compensation Act, S3802 [25MR]

S. 757, Nuclear Workers Compensation Act, S4082-S4085 [31MR]

S. 1306, Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act, S6846 [19JN]

S. 1675, Energy Development Program Implementation Act, S9438 [16SE]

S. 2812, Nuclear Power 2021 Act, S11885 [20NO]