H.R. 3929 · 115th Congress
Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Courtney
- Introduced
- 2017-10-03
- Latest action
- 2017-10-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Summary
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.