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HR 2508 108th Congress House Environmental Protection Armed Forces and National Security Energy Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Government Operations and Politics Groundwater Landfills Nuclear reactors Nuclear ships Pollution measurement Radioactive pollution Radioactive wastes Safety measures Soil pollution Standards State laws Warships Water Resources Development Water pollution control

Safe Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act

Introduced: June 18, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Jun 18, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 18, 2003
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from disposing any low-level radioactive waste in a landfill that does not meet all requirements and standards applicable to landfills containing hazardous waste under either Federal law, or under a State regulatory program, with respect to landfill lining, leachate collection systems, and groundwater and soil column monitoring systems.

Declares such prohibition inapplicable to DOE disposal of certain sealed reactor compartments and reactor components from Naval nuclear-powered warships and prototypes where a performance assessment or analysis in an environmental impact statement demonstrates that the sealed nature of the metal compartment or reactor component will significantly outlast and exceed performance standards for a liner system.

What's happening now June 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2