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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 24, 1995
Nuclear Energy Policy Act of 1995 - Prohibits the building of any civilian nuclear power reactor unless there exists: (1) a facility licensed by the United States for the permanent emplacement of of high-level radioactive radioactive waste (including spent nuclear fuel) from the reactor; and (2) an adequate volume of capacity within the emplacement facility to accept all high-level radioactive waste generated by the reactor during its reasonably foreseeable operational lifetime. Limits the aggregate volume of high-level radioactive waste generated by certain civilian power reactors to the total volume of capacity available in facilities for the permanent emplacement facilities for high-level radioactive waste (including spent nuclear fuel). Permits private citizen's suits to enforce this Act.
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Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D–MN
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3132-3133)
Introduced in Senate
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