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HR 4745 114th Congress House

Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts for the storage of certain high-level radioactive wa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts for the storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel and take title to certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

Introduced: March 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
Energy Government trust fundsNuclear powerPublic contracts and procurementRadioactive wastes and releasesUser charges and fees
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Mar 18, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Mar 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016

This bill amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to enter into new contracts (or modify existing contracts) with the licensee of an interim consolidated storage facility in order to take title to and store in it either high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel of domestic origin.

The bill defines:

  • "interim consolidated storage facility" as a facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel received from DOE or from two or more persons that generate or hold title to such fuel generated at a civilian nuclear power reactor, and
  • "high-level radioactive waste" as including Greater than Class C waste.

The bill assigns priority to storage of such waste and spent fuel located on sites without an operating nuclear reactor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3643 Related bill Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4745: Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4745/
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"H.R. 4745: Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4745/.
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H.R. 4745, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4745/.
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