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CA AJR18
Joint Resolution
Status
8/23/2024
Primary Sponsor
Laurie Davies
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to fulfill the federal government's legal and contractual obligation to manage spent nuclear fuel stored in California and 33 other states.
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Identifies four de facto interim storage sites in California: Diablo Canyon, Humboldt Bay, Rancho Seco, and San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations.
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Notes that the U.S. inventory of spent nuclear fuel exceeds 90,000 metric tons at 76 sites across 34 states, projected to reach 137,000 metric tons by 2050.
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Calls on Congress and the Department of Energy to implement recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future to establish consolidated interim storage and a permanent geologic repository.
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Directs the Chief Clerk to transmit the resolution to the President, Congress members from California, and relevant congressional committees and the Department of Energy.
Legislative Description
Spent nuclear fuel: storage.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2024.
8/23/2024