Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Energy, when implementing the site selection processes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, should: (1) refrain from computing the time limitation on any period during which the Secretary receives comments from persons designated under the Act until the information on which such persons are to comment is available to them; (2) investigate whether such information is available to such persons on the date of publication; (3) investigate whether site selection process costs can be reduced through periodic data review to determine which sites warrant further consideration; (4) apply certain population density factors at every stage of the site review process; and (5) delay the second repository site selection process whenever there is a selection process delay for the first repository site.
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.
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