NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT

Bills and resolutions

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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

Texts of

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