Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019 This bill addresses nuclear waste management. Among other things, this bill establishes the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; transfers to the NWA specified functions of the Department of Energy, including those related to the construction and operation of a repository; prescribes siting guidelines for nuclear waste storage facilities and repositories and for the identification and suitability of candidate sites; directs the NWA to establish a storage program to provide interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; and confers upon the NWA responsibility for transporting nuclear waste.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-311.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-311.
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsFederal officialsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsNuclear powerNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Nuclear weaponsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingRadioactive wastes and releasesState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityUser charges and fees
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-1234| Senate
| Updated: 6/27/2019
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019 This bill addresses nuclear waste management. Among other things, this bill establishes the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; transfers to the NWA specified functions of the Department of Energy, including those related to the construction and operation of a repository; prescribes siting guidelines for nuclear waste storage facilities and repositories and for the identification and suitability of candidate sites; directs the NWA to establish a storage program to provide interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; and confers upon the NWA responsibility for transporting nuclear waste.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsFederal officialsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsNuclear powerNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Nuclear weaponsPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingRadioactive wastes and releasesState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityUser charges and fees