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

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]

Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation (see S. 2146), S1194 [1MR]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see S. 2176), S1540 [8MR] (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]

Iran: expand sanctions relative to the energy sector (see H.R. 4317), H1804 [29MR]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE] (see H. Res. 568), H1134 [1MR]

——— strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (see S. 2101), S567 [13FE] (see H.R. 4179), H1304 [8MR]

NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]

——— retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 3822), H158 [24JA]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 3469), S5870 [1AU]

Tariff: check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]

——— complete digital process control systems designed for use with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]

——— hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272 [27AP]

Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management: tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting in the U.S. (see S. Res. 454), S3087 [10MY]

Letters

American Centrifuge Project and security related enrichment technology: Steven Chu, Sec. of Energy, H3096 [17MY]

Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act: Howard Kohr, Marvin Feuer, and Brad Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), S3253 [17MY]

NRC management issues: William M. Daley, Executive Office of the President, S2520 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: clarify schedule for disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC, H7387 [20DE]

——— Defense Environmental Management Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration Office of the Administrator funding, H3425, H3426 [5JN]

——— H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, H11 [17JA]

——— innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]

——— National Ignition Facility continued support of nuclear weapons stockpile, inertial fusion energy development, and basic science research funding, H3354 [31MY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3006, H3007 [17MY], H3419, H3420 [5JN]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H3418, H3424 [5JN]

——— non-defense environmental cleanup funding, H3430, H3431 [5JN]

——— nuclear energy research and development programs funding, H3410 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to plan or undertake certain sales or other transfers of natural or low enriched uranium in the open market, H3475, H3476 [5JN]

Government regulations: exempt nuclear powerplants from certain obstacles in establishing safety regulations, H5272, H5273 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, H3739 [19JN], H4779 [11JY], H5016 [19JY], H5204 [25JY], H5699 [2AU]

——— certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]

——— Millstone, CT, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H809 [16FE]

——— Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H32 [18JA], H171–H174 [25JA], H384 [2FE], H664 [9FE], H809 [16FE], H1581 [27MR], H1853 [17AP], H1963 [18AP], H2138 [26AP], H2333 [8MY], H2817 [17MY], H3273, H3353, H3355 [31MY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H930 [17FE], H5692–H5695 [2AU]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (H. Res. 568), H2687–H2693 [15MY], H2794 [16MY], H2816 [17MY], E434 [22MR], E820 [16MY], E827, E828, E836, E838, E839, E840 [17MY], E866 [18MY]

——— strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, H593 [8FE]

NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing activities funding, H3416–H3418 [5JN], H3586 [7JN]

Oak Harbor, OH: concerns about relicensing of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station due to structural defects, H3955, H3956 [21JN]

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 (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]

——— national energy policy, H174–H177 [25JA], H362, H364 [1FE], H629–H636 [8FE], H680–H683 [9FE], H951, H957, H958 [27FE], H970 [28FE], H1028 [29FE], H1156 [6MR], H1220, H1222 [7MR], H2058, H2059 [24AP], H3817 [20JN], H3958 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], E122 [2FE]

Reid, Senator: comments made about NRC Commissioner William D. Magwood, IV, relative to Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H5698 [2AU]

South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]

——— formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 [16AP]

USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related nuclear enrichment technology, H3095, H3096 [17MY], H3421–H3423 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation (S. 2146), S1196 [1MR]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), S3253, S3254, S3256–S3258 [17MY]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), S3659 [24MY], S3669 [4JN], S6417 [19SE], S6577–S6583, S6601, S6602 [21SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), unanimous-consent agreement, S6606 [21SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), unanimous-consent request, S6418 [19SE], S6507 [20SE]

——— strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses, S3324 [21MY]

——— strengthen multilateral sanctions regime and expand sanctions relative to the energy sector, weapons of mass destruction proliferation, and human rights abuses (S. 2101), S2346 [17AP], S3253 [17MY]

Japan: anniversary of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, S1575 [12MR]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 3469), S5873 [1AU]

Power resources: national energy policy, S487–S489 [9FE], S810 [16FE], S1064 [28FE], S1174 [1MR], S1453 [7MR], S1662 [14MR], S1707–S1709 [15MR], S2070–S2076 [27MR], S2134 [28MR], S2192–S2197, S2216 [29MR], S4185 [14JN]

Taxation: extend production tax credit for nuclear power, S2130 [28MR]

Reports filed

Require Congressional Approval of Agreements for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation With Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1280) (H. Rept. 112–507), H3265 [30MY]

Strengthen Multilateral Sanctions Regime Against Iran and Expand Sanctions Relative to Energy Sector, Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation, and Human Rights Abuses: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2101), S567 [13FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 568, express importance of preventing acquisition of Iranian nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, H2687 [15MY]

S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act, S1197–S1199 [1MR]

S. 3469, Nuclear Waste Administration Act, S5874–S5880 [1AU]

S. Res. 380, express importance of preventing Iran acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S859 [16FE]

S. Res. 454, tribute to NRC and Dept. of Energy for hosting of Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the U.S., S3089 [10MY]

S.J. Res. 41, express importance of preventing Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement, S6602 [21SE]