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H.R. 2389 (115th): To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.

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The text of the bill below is as of Sep 26, 2018 (Received by the Senate). The bill was not enacted into law.

Summary of this bill

Source: Republican Policy Committee

H.R. 2389 authorizes appropriations for ongoing cleanup activities at the West Valley Demonstration Project, a nuclear waste remediation site in New York. The bill also would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to the Congress on options for disposing of the site’s radioactive waste.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for remediating sites contaminated with radioactive waste and other environmental hazards stemming from federal activities related to the production of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy research.

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115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2389

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 26, 2018

Received

AN ACT

To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.

1.

West Valley demonstration project

(a)

Reauthorization

Section 3(a) of the West Valley Demonstration Project Act (Public Law 96–368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note) is amended by striking $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981 and inserting $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2025.

(b)

Report

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that describes—

(1)

the volumes, origins, and types of radioactive waste at the Western New York Service Center in West Valley, New York;

(2)

what options have been identified for disposal of each such type of radioactive waste;

(3)

what is known about the costs of, and timeframes for, each such option;

(4)

the benefits and challenges of each such option, according to the State of New York and the Department of Energy; and

(5)

as of the date of enactment of this Act—

(A)

how much has been spent on the disposal of radioactive waste associated with the demonstration project prescribed by section 2(a) of the West Valley Demonstration Project Act; and

(B)

what volumes and types of radioactive waste have been disposed of from the Western New York Service Center.

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk