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S 2871 117th Congress Senate Energy

Nuclear Waste Task Force Act of 2021

Introduced: September 28, 2021 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 28, 2021
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Nuclear Waste Task Force Act of 2021

This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a task force that must evaluate the implications of amending the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove exemptions from environmental laws for spent nuclear waste and high-level radioactive waste in order to enable consent-based siting of disposal and storage solutions for such waste. The task force must provide a clear explanation of what constitutes consent-based siting. In addition, the task force may provide participation grants to help environmental justice communities on issues relating to the storage and disposal of such waste.

What's happening now September 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5401 Identical bill Nuclear Waste Task Force Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2871: Nuclear Waste Task Force Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2871/
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"S. 2871: Nuclear Waste Task Force Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2871/.
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S. 2871, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2871/.
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