S. 1234 · 116th Congress
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019
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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 30, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019
Latest action (Jun 27, 2019): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 30, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.