Nuclear Waste Policy Act Of 1982 As Amended

The act establishes procedures to evaluate and select sites for geologic repositories and for the interaction of state and federal governments.

Bohemian grove decoded. Nuclear waste policy act amendments act of 1987 amends the nuclear waste policy act of 1982 to add a new title iv. 1982 the nuclear waste policy act nwpa supports the use of deep geologic repositories for the safe storage andor disposal of radioactive waste. Passed senate amended 12201982 measure passed senate amended nuclear waste policy act of 1982 provides that this act shall not apply to atomic energy defense activities or to facilities connected with such activities.

7187 cconne11 ttorney general egislative affairs nuclear waste policy act of 1982 congress is presently cons idering hr. 1982 the legislation was amended to include a provision which pending at the office of. 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. Program redirection directs the secretary of energy to select by january 1 1989 as the preferred site for the first repository one of the sites previously selected for characterization as a candidate site. This act establishes both the federal governments responsibility to provide a place for the permanent disposal of high level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel and the generators responsibility to bear the costs of permanent disposal.

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. 10101 note table of contents sec. Waste and spent nuclear fuel and for other purposes.

Amendments to the act have focused the federal. Nuclear waste policy act of 1982 as amended. For policy development robert ass offic hr.

Nuclear regulatory commission washington dc. 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. As you are aware on monday november 29 7187 the nuclear waste policy act.