HR 5121
99th Congress
House
Energy
Health
International Affairs
Nuclear energy
Nuclear power plant accidents
Nuclear power plants
Public safety
Radiation
Radiation safety
U.S.S.R.
Chernobyl Accident Study Act
Introduced: June 26, 1986
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Jun 26, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jun 26, 1986
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Chernobyl Accident Study Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct a study of the nuclear power reactor accident in Chernobyl in the Soviet Union and attempt to determine the cause of such accident.
Prescribes the contents of such study, including: (1) the sequence of accident events; (2) the consequences of the accident; (3) the containment characteristics of the Chernobyl reactor; (4) evacuation contingency plans; and (5) implications of the accident for the U.S. nuclear energy program.
Requires the Commission to report to the President and the Congress on the findings of the study. Limits the amount of appropriated funds that the Commission may use for such study.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1