RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: 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]

——— 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]

Dept. of Justice: clarify eligibility for public safety officer death and disability benefits for officers exposed to radiation at clandestine drug laboratories (see H.R. 8458), H7065 [21JY]

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]

EPA: establish Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains (see S. 5294), S7311 [19DE]

GAO: study radiological contamination in Coldwater Creek, St. Louis County, MO, and install signage to inform residents and visitors of potential exposure risks (see H.R. 7879), H5218 [27MY]

Iran: ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons and support important work of International Atomic Energy Agency in safeguarding nuclear material around the world (see H. Res. 1307), H7539 [29JY]

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

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

Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 785), S4857 [20SE]

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

Strategic materials: acquire cobalt refining capacity in U.S. (see H.R. 8808), H7783 [13SE]

——— 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]

Notices

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) tie vote on S. 387, Grand Canyon Protection Act, S3604 [21JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: tribute to Idaho Cleanup Project employees, E303 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: expand areas eligible under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing and extend deadline for filing claims (H.R. 538), E960 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities, H1235 [2MR], H5835 [23JN]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain, H1235 [2MR]

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

Remarks in Senate

Nuclear energy: 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]

Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 438), S722 [15FE]

——— designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 785), S10099 [22DE]

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

Texts of

S. Res. 785, national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program, S4864 [20SE]