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HR 5632 114th Congress House Energy Nuclear power Radioactive wastes and releases State and local finance

Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2016

Introduced: July 6, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 6, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to provide compensation to communities in which a nuclear waste storage facility is located.

DOE must provide payments equal to $15 per kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the nuclear waste facility.

Each local government within the jurisdictional boundaries of a nuclear waste facility must submit an annual application to DOE for compensation. DOE may make only one payment per fiscal year to eligible local governments.

What's happening now July 6, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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