S 1266 · 100th Congress · Energy

High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-05-21· Sponsored by Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-293.(1987-07-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Act of 1987 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to suspend until January 31, 1998, the siting or construction of any repository (including the development of site characterization plans and related activities). Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to: (1) conduct a national survey during such suspension period; (2) prepare a list of potentially suitable sites for a deep geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; (3) conduct a study on the need for a second geologic repository based upon specified factors; and (4) submit such study to the Congress by January 1, 1998, including recommendations for a second repository site characterization, if appropriate. Requires the President to submit to the Congress, by July 1, 1998, at least one site for site characterization activities for a repository. Requires the Secretary to submit a revised timetable to the Congress for repository characterization, construction, and licensing in tandem with the President's submission. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to develop and construct three additional monitored retrievable storage facilities according…

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2 Republicans