Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 11, 2017)
Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE)from planning, developing, or constructing a defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves or disapproves the license to construct the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada. (A defense waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel derived from the atomic energy defense activities of DOE.)
What just happenedJan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 11, 2017
- Jan 25, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Jan 11, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 11, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House