S. 2469 — A bill to amend Title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to provide for the economic and environmentally acceptable disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste resulting from the operation of gaseous diffusion plants at Paducah, Kentucky and Piketown, Ohio and for other purposes.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE), upon the request of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (the Corporation), to accept for treatment and disposal low-level radioactive and mixed waste generated at the Corporation's gaseous diffusion facilities at Paducah, Kentucky, and Piketon, Ohio.

Requires the Corporation to reimburse DOE for any increased treatment and disposal costs which are solely attributable to such wastes.

Grants the Corporation the option to arrange for waste treatment or disposal at other authorized facilities.

A bill to amend Title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to provide for the economic and environmentally acceptable disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste resulting from the operation of gaseous diffusion plants at Paducah, Kentucky and Piketown, Ohio and for other purposes.

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