Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to provide compensation to communities in which a nuclear waste storage facility is located. DOE must provide payments equal to $15 per kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the nuclear waste facility. Each local government having a nuclear waste facility within its jurisdictional boundaries must submit an annual application to DOE for compensation.…