HR 4818 · 96th Congress · Environmental Protection
Nuclear Waste Terminal Storage and Technology Demonstration Act of 1979
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.(1979-07-17)
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Nuclear Waste Terminal Storage and Technology Demonstration Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies and after reporting to Congress, to select a site from within three specified candidate areas to serve as the site for a Federal Technology Demonstration Repository for the disposal of nuclear waste. Directs the Secretary to authorize the design, site-specific geologic survey and subsequent construction of the repository. Sets forth procedures for the delivery of nuclear waste to such repository.…
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Cosponsors (10)
2 Democrats8 Republicans