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HR 2075 112th Congress House

Dry Cask Storage Act

Official title: To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Radioactive wastes and releases
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Became law
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dry Cask Storage Act - Requires spent nuclear fuel that has been contained in storage pools and designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as qualified to be placed in certified dry storage casks to be moved from such pools and placed in such certified dry casks.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) determine the costs required for compliance with this Act by the owner of spent nuclear fuel, and (2) reduce by that amount the fees due from such owner to the Nuclear Waste Fund pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jun 2, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Jun 1, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Jun 1, 2011
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2075: Dry Cask Storage Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2075/
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"H.R. 2075: Dry Cask Storage Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2075/.
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H.R. 2075, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2075/.
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