RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: expand presumptions of exposure by members to toxic substances to include certain exposures related to Nevada Test and Training Range (see S. 2220), S4286 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: clarify authority to dispose of certain foreign-fissile or radiological materials at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (see H.R. 4236), H3032 [27JN]

——— obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making Nuclear Waste Fund expenditure for nuclear waste repository (see S. 101), S185 [15JA] (see H.R. 466), H185 [15JA]

——— 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. 1012), H503 [5FE]

——— transfer Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site to Grand County, UT (see S. 1321), S2475 [8AP] (see H.R. 2681), H1459 [7AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make improvements to Securing the Cities program (see H.R. 1374), H714 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: expand areas eligible under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 1362), H713 [14FE]

——— extend period for filing claims under Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, provide for compensation for claims relating to Manhattan Project waste, and improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 243), S371 [24JA]

——— include additional ZIP Codes with respect to Radiation Exposure Compensation Program claims relating to Manhattan Project waste (see H.R. 4631), H3641 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption that certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at Nevada Test and Training Range for purposes of treatment of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1400), H721 [18FE]

——— prohibit requiring evidence of certain dose of radiation to determine that veteran is radiation-exposed veteran (see H.R. 4469), H3367 [16JY]

Depts. of Defense and the Interior: obtain and place plaques honoring Downwinder communities of New Mexico, who suffered detrimental health effects as result of exposure to radioactive fallout (see H.R. 4290), H3189 [2JY]

NRC: amend definition of ‘‘production facility’’ to exclude equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements (see S. 2082), S3390 [12JN] (see H.R. 3978), H2820 [12JN]

——— 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. 3441), S8670 [11DE]

——— prohibit from issuing certain licenses for storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 6665), H5809 [11DE]

——— revise regulations to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures (see H.R. 2541), H1402 [1AP]

——— take certain actions relative to security measures for radioactive materials (see H.R. 1636), H878 [26FE]

Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 467), S7753 [27OC]

Strategic materials: provide for inclusion of uranium on list of critical minerals (see H.R. 1622), H877 [26FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: make improvements to Securing the Cities program (H.R. 1374), H1056, H1057 [10MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit requiring evidence of certain dose of radiation to determine that veteran is radiation-exposed veteran (H.R. 4469), H4779 [19NO], E1096 [19NO]

International Day Against Nuclear Tests: observance, E791, E792 [29AU]

Nuclear weapons: recognize anniversary of Trinity Test and urge reduction in global nuclear arsenals, E687 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: Hanford Site cleanup efforts, S6583 [11SE]

——— tribute to retiring Idaho Cleanup Project leadership officials, S3054 [21MY]

Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 467), S7755 [27OC]

Reports filed

Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing (Nuclear REFUEL) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2082), S7827 [29OC]

Texts of

H.R. 1374, Securing the Cities Improvement Act, H1056 [10MR]

S. Res. 467, national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program, S7754 [27OC]