Congressional Research Service Reports - 8 Matching Results
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- Superfund and Brownfields in the 107th Congress
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- Superfund and Brownfields in the 107th Congress
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- Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
- The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) calls for disposal of spent nuclear fuel in a deep geologic repository that is unlikely to be disturbed for thousands of years. Low-level waste sites are a state responsibility under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980. Pursuant to that act, 10 regional compacts for disposal of low level waste have been approved by Congress. Three commercial low-level waste sites are currently operating, in the states of South Carolina, Utah, and Washington.
- Nuclear Waste Repository Siting: Expedited Procedures for Congressional Approval
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- War Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues
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- War Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues
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- Closing Yucca Mountain: Litigation Associated with Attempts to Abandon the Planned Nuclear Waste Repository
- This report covers steps taken by the Obama Administration, in conjunction with Department of Energy, to terminate the Yucca Mountain project.
- Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
- This report looks at the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Yucca Mountain, and the Obama Administration's de-funding of Yucca Mountain. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been challenged on safety, health, and environmental grounds. Most of the current debate surrounding civilian radioactive waste focuses on highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants.