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

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: establish program to provide Federal financial assistance to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (S. 3428), S10094, S10097, S10104 [22DE]

Bills and resolutions

Canada: ensure that Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in Great Lake Basin (see S. Res. 514), S707 [15FE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out program to operate uranium reserve consisting of uranium produced and converted in U.S. and program to ensure availability of uranium produced, converted, and enriched in U.S. (see S. 3978), S1910 [31MR] (see H.R. 7403), H4190 [5AP]

——— conduct study on global status of civilian nuclear energy industry (see H.R. 8052), H5546 [14JN]

——— ensure availability of domestic high-assay, low-enriched uranium and make such uranium produced from Dept. of Energy inventories available for use in advanced nuclear reactors (see S. 4066), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 8723), H7712 [16AU]

——— establish program to provide Federal financial assistance to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (see H.R. 7360), H4126 [1AP]

——— establish program to reduce reliance of allied European countries on natural gas, petroleum, and nuclear fuel produced in Russia (see H.R. 6874), H1175 [28FE]

——— make awards to cover regulatory costs relative to licensing certain first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear reactors (see H.R. 6618), H1012 [7FE]

——— prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 6685), H1113 [9FE]

——— provide for preservation and storage of uranium–233 to foster development of thorium molten-salt reactors (see S. 4242), S2586 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: expand ways beryllium sensitivity can be established for purposes of compensation and extend authorization of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (see S. 4928), S4969 [22SE]

Disasters: require President develop national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts (see H.R. 8611), H7538 [29JY]

Foreign policy: condemn Biden administration plans to remove sanctions on Maduro regime in Venezuela and negotiations with Iran in response to Ukraine crisis and urge support for U.S. energy production (see H. Res. 1020), H4126 [1AP]

——— direct President report to Congress on possible benefits accruing to regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela due to U.S. agreement with Iran relative to Iranian nuclear program (see H.R. 7635), H4608 [28AP]

——— facilitate development of whole-of-government strategy for nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports (see S. 4064), S2092 [7AP]

Middle East: establish regional nuclear fuel bank to assist international efforts to avoid destabilizing arms race in Middle East and promote peaceful use of nuclear power (see S. Res. 511), S647 [10FE]

National security: designate critical infrastructures (see H.R. 9337), H8587 [17NO]

NRC: assign resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities (see H.R. 8646), H7544 [2AU]

——— assist small businesses that seek to engage in research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying certain licensing fees (see H.R. 9045), H8314 [29SE]

——— distribute optional and anonymous survey to certain employees to identify solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 9351), H8594 [22NO]

——— establish Office of Public Engagement and Participation (see H.R. 9215), H8408 [21OC]

——— prohibit issuance of certain certificates and licenses without finding that certain system or facility can safely operate with spent nuclear fuel for period of at least 100 years (see H.R. 9267), H8428 [3NO]

——— update oversight and inspection practices (see H.R. 8471), H7066 [21JY]

Power resources: express that Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide U.S. allies with affordable and secure supply of energy (see H. Res. 940), H1147 [25FE]

——— provide for civil nuclear coordination and strategy (see H.R. 9098), H8370 [30SE]

——— support expansion of domestic nuclear energy and advanced nuclear technology as viable source of power in order to promote U.S. nuclear energy leadership and global energy independence (see H. Res. 1311), H7545 [2AU]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize (see S. 4119), S2219 [28AP]

Radioactive substances: prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 3741), S950 [2MR] (see H.R. 6901), H1274 [2MR]

Russia: direct President to report to Congress on benefits to Russia due to agreement with Iran relative to Iranian nuclear program (see H.R. 7490), H4437 [11AP]

——— prohibit importation of uranium from Russia (see S. 3856), S1225 [16MR] (see H.R. 7222), H3863 [24MR]

Strategic materials: provide for inclusion of uranium on list of critical minerals (see H.R. 7938), H5232 [3JN]

U.S. Geological Survey: alter criteria for designation of critical minerals to include uranium (see H.R. 8045), H5486 [13JN]

Letters

Health burdens of uranium miners will extend beyond the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act deadline: Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publication), H4815 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Beeuwkes, Rein: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Better World Alumni Service Award recipient, E651 [22JN]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H1278 [3MR], H4924 [13MY], H4975 [16MY]

BWX Technologies, Inc.: tribute to Euclid, OH, facility workforce safety milestone, E605 [9JN]

Dept. of Energy: revitalize existing university infrastructure on nuclear science and engineering and establish new university-based nuclear science and engineering facilities, H819 [2FE]

Ecology and environment: impact of effective regulatory and tax policies on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, H5202 [19MY], H9893 [15DE]

International Atomic Energy Agency: tribute, H7847 [15SE]

Iran: seek diplomatic resolution to Iran’s nuclear program, E142 [11FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5404 [8JN], H5688 [21JN]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize, E960 [21SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 4119), H4812, H4813–H4816 [11MY]

Russia: prohibit importation of uranium from Russia (H.R. 7222), H6672 [15JY]

Taxation: establish tax credit for production of electricity using nuclear power, H7665 [12AU]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: establish program to provide Federal financial assistance to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (S. 3428), S10104 [22DE]

——— results of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory controlled nuclear fusion experiment, S7243 [15DE]

Europe: reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation, S2808 [7JN]

Foreign policy: report on congressional delegation trip to Ukraine, S4444–S4447 [6SE], S4456 [7SE], S4561–S4564 [13SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S761 [17FE], S1206 [16MR]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize (S. 4119), S2228 [28AP]

Radioactive substances: prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (S. 3741), S966–S968 [3MR]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (S. 3741), unanimous-consent request, S967 [3MR]

Russia: prohibit importation of uranium from Russia (S. 3856), S1820 [29MR]

Reports filed

International Nuclear Energy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 4064), S7030 [7DE]

National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4819) (H. Rept. 117–466), H7840 [14SE]

Texts of

S. 4119, RECA Extension Act, S2228 [28AP], H4813 [11MY]

S. Res. 511, establish regional nuclear fuel bank to assist international efforts to avoid destabilizing arms race in Middle East and promote peaceful use of nuclear power, S649 [10FE]

S. Res. 514, ensure that Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in Great Lake Basin, S711 [15FE]