S 1936 - Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996 - National Key Vote
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- Nov. 1, 1996
- Senate Bill Passed
- July 31, 1996
- Introduced
- July 9, 1996
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Title: Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes locations for storage and disposal facilities for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
Highlights:
- Establishes an interim storage facility for nuclear waste near Yucca Mountain, Nevada until a permanent facility is developed.
- Establishes a permanent storage facility for nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
- Allows the President to find an alternative interim site before January 1, 1999.
- Starts the transfer of nuclear waste by truck and rail before November 30, 1999.
- Requires the Secretary of Energy to use routes that minimize the transportation of nuclear waste through populated areas.
- Authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to establish standards for public protection.
- Establishes the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management within the Department of Energy to oversee the bill's enactment.
Title: Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996
- Edmond Spencer Abraham (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thad Cochran (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Merrill 'Jim' Jeffords (VT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Kyl (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank H. Murkowski (AK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles S. 'Chuck' Robb (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alan Kooi Simpson (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Clinton 'Bob' Smith (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Craig Thomas (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Strom Thurmond (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John William Warner (VA - R) (Out Of Office)