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Condemning the transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship from France to Japan through international waters which endangers the marine environment and increases possible risks for…

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Condemning the transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship from France to Japan through international waters which endangers the marine environment and increases possible risks for destruction and likely attacks of such shipments by international pirates and terrorists.

Introduced: May 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5388-5389)
May 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 5, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) materials by ship in international waters.

Encourages the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations to prohibit the shipment or transfer of any nuclear waste material through international waters.

Requests that countries using nuclear power plants for producing electricity and related community needs should store and reprocess the nuclear waste within their own territorial boundaries.

What's happening now May 7, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5388-5389)

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 5, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 402: Condemning the transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship from France to Japan through international waters which endangers the marine environment and increases possible risks for destruction and likely attacks of such shipments by international pirates and terrorists.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-402/
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"H. Res. 402: Condemning the transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship from France to Japan through international waters which endangers the marine environment and increases possible risks for destruction and likely attacks of such shipments by international pirates and terrorists.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-402/.
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H. Res. 402, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-402/.
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[H. Res. 402: Condemning the transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship from France to Japan through international waters which endangers the marine environment and increases possible risks for destruction and likely attacks of such shipments by international pirates and terrorists.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-402/)
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