Nuclear Waste Management Demonstration Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nuclear Waste Management Demonstration Act of 1979 - Title I: Disposal of Nuclear Wastes at West Valley Project - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a nuclear waste management demonstration project at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in West Valley, New York, by: (1) vitrifying the resident high level liquid nuclear wastes; (2) transporting such waste to a Federal repository; and (3) decommissioning and decontaminating the facilities. Grants the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing authority over all activities undertaken in connection with the demonstration project. Provides that the project shall be completed within the ten-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Provides for annual reports to the appropriate committees of the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to manage the spent fuel stored at the project site. Prohibits additional deposits to such storage. Directs the NRC, after consulting with officials of the State of New York, to submit to Congress within one year a plan to ensure the longterm security of the on-site federally licensed solid waste burial ground. Prohibits the delivery or storage at the service center of …