Spent Nuclear Fuel On-Site Storage Security Act of 2005
Latest action · Dec 14, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13575)
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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Spent Nuclear Fuel On-Site Storage Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prescribe guidelines for the transfer of spent nuclear fuel, within six years after enactment of this Act, from spent nuclear fuel pools into spent nuclear fuel dry casks at an independent spent fuel storage facility licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and located at the power reactor site.
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) make grants to compensate a contractor for expenses incurred in carrying out such transfer; and (2) accept the conveyance of title to a spent nuclear fuel dry cask (including its contents) from the contractor following certification of compliance by the NRC.
Confers upon the Secretary full responsibility (including financial responsibility) for the possession, stewardship, maintenance, and monitoring of all spent nuclear fuel transferred to the Secretary.
Requires the Secretary to accept the conveyance of title to all spent nuclear fuel with respect to which, before enactment of this Act, the NRC has certified that certain contractors have completed transfer to spent nuclear fuel dry casks in compliance with applicable regulations.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 14, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Dec 14, 2005 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Dec 14, 2005 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Dec 14, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Dec 14, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13575)
- Dec 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13574-13575)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4538 | Spent Nuclear Fuel On-Site Storage Security Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jan 3, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative procedure
- Building construction
- Department of Energy
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government property
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Licenses
- Nuclear fuels
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Radioactive wastes
- Security measures
- Storage
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2005Introduced in Senate
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