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GA HR1823
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/26/2010
Primary Sponsor
Gloria Frazier
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AI Summary
- Urges the U.S. Department of Energy, Congress, and the administration to continue developing Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the permanent repository for defense nuclear waste and commercial spent nuclear fuel
- Requests that $150 million in funding for the review of the Yucca Mountain license application and future nuclear waste disposal program activities remain intact
- Expresses concern that the federal government's decision to abandon the Yucca Mountain project could result in the Savannah River Site (SRS) in Georgia/South Carolina becoming a de facto permanent repository for defense nuclear waste, violating long-standing federal assurances
- Notes that the SRS has served for over 50 years as a production facility for nuclear weapons materials and that surrounding citizens have relied on federal promises that waste would be permanently stored at Yucca Mountain
- Directs the Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives to transmit copies of the resolution to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Georgia's congressional delegation, and President Barack Obama
Legislative Description
United States Department of Defense, Congress, and administration; continue Yucca Mountain development; urge
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
4/20/2010
Committee Referrals
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications3/26/2010
Full Bill Text
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