S 1234
116th Congress
Senate
Energy
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-311.
Apr 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019
This bill addresses nuclear waste management.
Among other things, this bill
- establishes the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities;
- transfers to the NWA specified functions of the Department of Energy, including those related to the construction and operation of a repository;
- prescribes siting guidelines for nuclear waste storage facilities and repositories and for the identification and suitability of candidate sites;
- directs the NWA to establish a storage program to provide interim storage for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; and
- confers upon the NWA responsibility for transporting nuclear waste.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-311.
Committees of jurisdiction
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