RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Articles and editorials

Company Wants To Expand Nuclear Waste Site in Texas, H2690 [30AP]

New Mexico Joins Race To Build Storage for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]

Yucca Mountain—Unsafe Site Won’t Ever Be Safe for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. Res. 134), S2110 [13AP] (see H. Res. 194), H2153 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers: undertake remediation oversight of West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, MO (see S. 2306), S8159 [19NO] (see H.R. 4100), H8410 [19NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorize award of an Atomic Veterans Service Medal (see H.R. 2747), H4343 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6704 [29SE]

——— increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 35), H37 [6JA]

——— obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear repository (see S. 1825), S5455 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Office (see H.R. 3875), H7389 [2NO]

——— establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance detection and prevention of nuclear or radiological terrorist events in high-risk urban areas (see H.R. 3493), H5974 [11SE]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 2200), H2791 [1MY]

——— require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (see H.R. 3350), H5765 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see S. 1895), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3345), H5765 [29JY]

——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 331), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 994), H1068 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: study residual contamination of workers at certain facilities relative to Dept. of Energy processing and production of materials that emitted radiation (see H.R. 4304), H10710 [18DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H7389 [2NO]

Great Lakes: foster bilateral engagement and scientific analysis of storing nuclear waste in permanent repositories in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. 2026), S6605 [10SE] (see H.R. 3483), H5942 [10SE]

Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument: designate (see H.R. 3882), H7623 [3NO]

National Atomic Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5467 [23JY]

NRC: develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 3587), H6188 [22SE]

——— ensure State and local communities participate in development of nuclear plant decommissioning plans and require public approval or rejection of such proposed plans (see S. 964), S2220 [15AP]

——— obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before authorizing the construction of a nuclear waste repository (see S. 691), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1364), H1635 [13MR]

——— prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency preparedness and response and security regulations for spent fuel stored at closed nuclear reactors (see S. 944), S2220 [15AP]

——— require nuclear reactor operators to expand emergency planning zones and develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 945), S2220 [15AP]

——— retain safety-related fines and distribute those amounts to counties to maintain radiological preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility from which the fines were collected (see H.R. 1973), H2417 [22AP]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 854), S1781 [24MR]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8546 [9DE]

Letters

Dept. of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H9246 [10DE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H9246 [10DE]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9246 [10DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances, H3160 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: cleanup efforts at the former Hanford nuclear site, H6752 [1OC]

——— increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (H.R. 35), H82, H83 [7JA]

——— low-enriched uranium in naval reactors funding, H2715 [30AP]

——— Nuclear Energy University Program funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2686 [30AP]

——— Richland, WA, Operations Office at Hanford funding, H2632 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Office (H.R. 3875), H9242–H9248 [10DE]

——— establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance detection and prevention of nuclear or radiological terrorist events in high-risk urban areas (H.R. 3493), H6988, H6989 [20OC], E1493 [21OC]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 2200), H4576–H4578 [23JN]

——— require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (H.R. 3350), H6989–H6991 [20OC], E1497 [21OC]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 994), E1074 [15JY]

EPA: mobile radiation response lab funding, H4730 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2260–H2263 [15AP], H2689–H2691 [30AP], E527 [17AP], E642 [1MY]

Kazakhstan: tribute to partnership with International Atomic Energy Agency to establish a low enriched uranium fuel bank, E1208 [4AU]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: opening, H8249 [17NO]

New Mexico: anniversary of Trinity Test, E1074 [15JY]

NRC: obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before authorizing the construction of a nuclear waste repository (H.R. 1364), H2690 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (S. 1895), S6143 [29JY]

——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 331), S5146 [16JY]

New Mexico: anniversary of atomic bomb Trinity Test and health impacts of local citizens, S5146 [16JY]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 854), S1783 [24MR]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 213), S6959 [25SE]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (S. 2377), S8548 [9DE]

USEC, Inc.: funding, S7847 [9NO]

Reports filed

CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2200) (H. Rept. 114–164), H4490 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3875) (H. Rept. 114–334), H8238 [16NO]

Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3350) (H. Rept. 114–296), H7026 [20OC]

Securing the Cities Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3493) (H. Rept. 114–295), H7026 [20OC]

Statements

NRC Budget: Senator Alexander, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S1582 [17MR]

Texts of

H.R. 35, Low-Dose Radiation Research Act, H82 [7JA]

H.R. 2200, CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H4576 [23JN]

H.R. 3350, Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act, H6989 [20OC]

H.R. 3493, Securing the Cities Act, H6988 [20OC]

H.R. 3875, Dept. of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act, H9242–H9246 [10DE]

S. 691, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, S1387 [10MR]

S. 1825, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, S5456 [22JY]

S. 2377, Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the U.S. Act, S8548–S8558 [9DE]

S. Res. 134, ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin, S2112 [13AP]

S. Res. 213, national day of remembrance designation for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S4607 [24JN]