S 1826 · 94th Congress · Energy
Nuclear Powers Reappraisal Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.(1975-05-22)
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Nuclear Power Reappraisal Act - Declares that: (1) it is questionable whether further deployment of commercial nuclear fission powerplants is consistent with national security and public safety; (2) problems of nuclear plant safety, waste management, environmental impact and security must be resolved prior to further deployment of commercial nuclear fission powerplants; and (3) the Office of Technology Assessment should undertake an independnet and comprehensive analysis of the potential consequences of proliferation of nuclear fission powerplants in the United States and elsewhere. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cease, beginning on the first day after the date of enactment of this Act, the granting of licenses or limited work authorization for the construction of nuclear fission powerplants and the granting of licenses for the export of nuclear fission powerplants. States that the granting of nuclear powerplant construction licenses shall be resumed only after the Congress shall have determined: (1) hazardous fission waste products can be stored or disposed of with no reasonable chance of release to the natural environment and of subsequent injury to human beings; (2…
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