Safe Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from disposing any low-level radioactive waste in a landfill that does not meet all requirements and standards applicable to landfills containing hazardous waste under either Federal law, or under a State regulatory program, with respect to landfill lining, leachate collection systems, and groundwater and soil column monitoring systems.
Declares such prohibition inapplicable to DOE disposal of certain sealed reactor compartments and reactor components from Naval nuclear-powered warships and prototypes where a performance assessment or analysis in an environmental impact statement demonstrates that the sealed nature of the metal compartment or reactor component will significantly outlast and exceed performance standards for a liner system.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2003 to Jun 19, 2003, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 18, 2003 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 18, 2003 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Jun 18, 2003 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jun 18, 2003 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 19, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Jun 18, 2003Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Energy
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Government Operations and Politics
- Groundwater
- Landfills
- Nuclear reactors
- Nuclear ships
- Pollution measurement
- Radioactive pollution
- Radioactive wastes
- Safety measures
- Soil pollution
- Standards
- State laws
- Warships
- Water pollution control
- Water Resources Development
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