H.R. 2282

Nuclear Waste Storage Prohibition Act

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110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2282

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 10, 2007

Mrs. Schmidt (for herself, Mr. Space, and Mr. Wilson of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Global Nuclear Energy Partnership funds for certain nuclear waste storage.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Waste Storage Prohibition Act.

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Prohibition

The Secretary of Energy shall not use any funds made available for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership initiative for the transfer or storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste to any site that is not a site where facilities for reprocessing of that fuel or waste have been constructed or are under construction. No spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste may be retained for long-term storage at such a site where facilities for reprocessing of fuel or waste have been constructed or are under construction.