Nuclear Waste Management Research, Development and Demonstration Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nuclear Waste Management Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to make a preliminary determination concerning (1) the location of a site to serve as a permanent Federal demonstration repository for nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel assemblies; (2) the techniques and methods to be used for the design, construction, and operation of such facility; (3) the procedures for transporting such wastes to the facility; and (4) the appropriate actions necessary to assure protection of the public health and safety and of the environment. Requires that any site recommended by the Secretary comport with regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) concerning safety and environmental protection. Requires the Secretary to select a site for such Federal nuclear waste repository by September 30, 1980, and to arrange for the construction and operation of such facility on such site by September 30, 1985, consistent with applicable environmental requirements, and of such design so as to maintain structural integrity under adverse meteorological and geological conditions. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a detailed construction schedu…