A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide that no licenses for the construction or operation of nuclear reactors at nuclear powerplants shall be issued or renewed until completion of a study of the safety of such plants by the Office of Technology Assessment, and to amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to provide that the Secretary of Energy shall not construct nuclear waste disposal facilities within or near to densely populated areas.
Nuclear Reactor Moratorium and Nuclear Waste Disposal Prohibition Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cease the granting of licenses for construction or operation of nuclear reactors pending the outcome of a study regarding nuclear powerplant safety by the Office of Technology Assessment.
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to add a provision relating to such moratorium on nuclear licensing.
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from constructing any nuclear waste disposal facility within or near to densely populated areas.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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