HR 3862
118th Congress
House
Energy
Emergency planning and evacuation
Natural disasters
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), in determining the order for accepting high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel for disposal or storage under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, to prioritize the acceptance of waste or fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors. DOE must give the highest priority to decommissioned or decommissioning reactors located in areas (1) with large populations, (2) with high earthquake hazards, and (3) where the continued storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel poses a significant national security concern.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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