WV HCR65

Urges U.S. Congress to prioritize fulfilling the federal government's legal obligation under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to provide a permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel

Notes the U.S. has over 90,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel stored at 76 sites in 34 states, projected to reach 137,000 metric tons by 2050

Highlights that taxpayers have paid $9 billion in damages for on-site storage costs as of September 2020, with projected damages expected to reach $30.6 billion until a permanent solution is established

Points out that nuclear utility customers have prepaid $46 billion into the federal Nuclear Waste Fund, yet the federal government has failed to develop storage and disposal facilities

Calls on Congress and the Department of Energy to implement Blue Ribbon Commission recommendations by streamlining regulations to enable consolidated interim storage facilities and a permanent deep geologic repository