To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from planning, developing, or constructing a defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made a final decision with respect to the construction authorization application for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository.
USA115th CongressHR-433| House
| Updated: 1/25/2017
Joe Wilson
Republican Representative
South Carolina
Cosponsors (4)
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from planning, developing, or constructing a defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves or disapproves the license to construct the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada. (A defense waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel derived from the atomic energy defense activities of DOE.)
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresLicensing and registrationsNevadaNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Nuclear weaponsRadioactive wastes and releases
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from planning, developing, or constructing a defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made a final decision with respect to the construction authorization application for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository.
USA115th CongressHR-433| House
| Updated: 1/25/2017
Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from planning, developing, or constructing a defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves or disapproves the license to construct the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada. (A defense waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel derived from the atomic energy defense activities of DOE.)
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Joe Wilson
Republican Representative
South Carolina
Cosponsors (4)
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresLicensing and registrationsNevadaNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Nuclear weaponsRadioactive wastes and releases