Bingaman Introduces Nuclear Waste Bill in Senate

摘要

In early August, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) introduced S. 3469, the "Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012," a bill to implement the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future. (For a list of those recommendations, see page 50, this issue.) Basically, the bill would "establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste," and serve other purposes.