S. 2917 · 116th Congress
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019
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This bill addresses the storage and disposal of nuclear waste.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 20, 2019
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019
This bill addresses the storage and disposal of nuclear waste.
Among other things, the bill
- directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to initiate a program to consolidate and temporarily store commercial spent nuclear fuel during the development, construction, and operation of a permanent nuclear waste repository;
- addresses federal land withdrawal and related management issues, including the permanent withdrawal of specific federal land for repository use by DOE;
- updates the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process and conditions for the permanent repository;
- limits activities relating to developing a separate defense waste repository used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel derived from the atomic energy defense activities of DOE;
- authorizes DOE to enter into agreements to provide benefits to state, local, and tribal governments that might host or be affected by facilities related to storing nuclear waste;
- revises the method by which DOE funds its nuclear waste management activities though the collection and usage of the Nuclear Waste Fund;
- creates an Office of Spent Nuclear Fuel within DOE; and
- requires DOE to establish a Stranded Nuclear Waste Task Force to study existing resources and funding for communities that contain stranded nuclear waste and develop economic adjustment plans for such communities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019
Latest action (Nov 20, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.