H.R. 433 · 115th Congress
Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Wilson
- Introduced
- 2017-01-11
- Latest action
- 2017-01-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Summary
Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE)from planning, developing, or constructing a defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves or disapproves the license to construct the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada. (A defense waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel derived from the atomic energy defense activities of DOE.)