Nuclear Waste Policy Act Nepa 1982

A bill to amend the nuclear waste policy act nwpa of 1982 and give the department of energy doe the authority to site build and operate one or more interim storage sites that would.

Ordained minister gatlinburg tn. Nuclear waste policy act of 1982 nuclear waste policy act of 1982 act details. An act to provide for the development of repositories for the disposal of high level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel to establish a program of research development and demonstration regarding the disposal of high level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel and for other purposes. 1982 the nuclear waste policy act nwpa supports the use of deep geologic repositories for the safe storage andor disposal of radioactive waste.

Nuclear waste policy act of 1982 was as a bill a proposal now a piece of legislation introduced on 1981 06 04 in the house of commons and senate respectively of the 97 united states congress by morris udall in relation with. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled short title and table of contents section 1. This act may be cited as the nuclear waste policy act of 1982.

During the first 40 years that nuclear waste was being created in the united states no legislation was enacted to manage its disposalnuclear waste some of which remains radioactive with a half life of more than. Waste and spent nuclear fuel and for other purposes. At its top level it divides the world of legislation into fifty topically organized titles and each title is further subdivided into any number of logical subtopics.

After two years of deadlock caused by seven committees in the house and several senators who feared that their state will become a disposal site congress passed the nuclear waste policy act nwpa of 1982 with bipartisan support 8 especially backed by the nuclear industry and reagans administration 9. The act establishes procedures to evaluate and select sites for geologic repositories and for the interaction of state and federal governments. Authoured by the 97th us.

10101 note table of contents sec. The nuclear waste policy act of 1982 is a united states federal law which established a comprehensive national program for the safe permanent disposal of highly radioactive wastes. Administrative procedure advisory bodies armed forces and national security business.

Document on the nuclear waste policy act of 1982.