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 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing or renewing any licenses for the construction or operation of nuclear reactors until after the submission to appropriate Congressional committees of a study by the Office of Technology Assessment on nuclear powerplant safety.
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from constructing any nuclear waste disposal facility within or near densely populated areas.
Became Public Law No: 97-425.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
For Further Action See H.R.3809.
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