Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act
Latest action · Sep 27, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act - Withdraws specified lands in Nye County, Nevada, permanently from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, including: (1) the mineral leasing laws; (2) the geothermal leasing laws; (3) materials sales laws; and (4) the mining laws.
Transfers jurisdiction over such lands to the Secretary of Energy (Secretary).
Reserves use of such lands for certain activities associated with the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
Requires the Secretary to manage the lands so withdrawn, and submit to Congress and the state of Nevada a management plan for their use.
Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Secretary to apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a license to construct and operate facilities to receive and store spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at the Yucca Mountain site.
Authorizes the Secretary to begin construction of connected infrastructure facilities after completion of a final environmental impact statement evaluating the activities involved.
Requires the Secretary to acquire rights-of-way for construction and operation of railroad facilities to transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from existing rail systems to the site of surface facilities within the geologic repository operations area for the receipt, handling, packaging, and storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste prior to emplacement.
Revises requirements for new plant contracts.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2006 to Nov 13, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Nov 13, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Sep 27, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10306-10307, S10307)
- Sep 27, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-1074 | OVERSIGHT ON NRC'S REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES AND CAPABILITIES FOR LONG- AND SHORT-TERM SPENT FUEL STORAGE PROGRAMS90 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Sep 14, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, to assure protection of public health and safety, to ensure the territorial integrity and security of the repository at Yucca Mountain, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air force
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Energy
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Geothermal resources
- Government Operations and Politics
- Land transfers
- Law
- Licenses
- Military bases
- Military training
- Mining leases
- Mountains
- Nevada
- Nuclear facilities
- Nuclear fuels
- Nuclear weapons
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Radioactive wastes
- Railroad engineering
- Right-of-way
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Waste disposal sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2006Introduced in Senate
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