ML20154P446
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| Issue date: | 12/15/1980 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Ahearne J, Bradford P, Gilinsky V, Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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CONGRESS PASSES " LOW-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE POLICY
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On Saturday, December 13, 1980, Congress passed the " Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act", thus clearing the measure for the President. The bill is an amended version of Title II of S. 2189, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. The legislation grants authorization for States to develop regional compacts to provide for the disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste's. The bill does not apply to defense wastes.
Attached for your information is the Senate debate and a reprint of the bill.
House debate will be provided when it becomes available.
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N-111. Notwithstanding any other pro. carrytng out the policy set sorth in a / thereon.
q f.fn' of thu Act, a:sy repository for the cs-
"c,u pn,re, b. PROIMIRE. Mr. President, will
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e posal of hipb. level rac2omeuve a ute and states within i o cars s.!ter the date the the Senator from Idaho yield?
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- Mr. McCLURE. I an2 hr.ppy. to yield.
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( A) deines the cisposal espacity eeded Mr. PROWTRE. Mr. President, I un-
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#"#t for present and futiire low level n oscuve derstand this is identified as the so<
"$an appropriate period of operation of
- D lity, fcr any reasons permining to the waste on a regional basis; called nuclear waste disposal bill. It is my (B) deanes me status of au ercial understanding that the provisions affect-
$ hag safety or for the purpou of permit.g the recovery of the economscany valu. g-inel ing nuclear waste disposal have been I
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, no g.sta contents of the spent fuel.
satus of each such ute, the of opera, stripped from the bill. Is that correct?
- q scrnos:MT3oN or arPaoPa3.artoN1 '"oM tion of each alte. including o ermung his.
Mr. McCLURE. This bill as it will i
'UNE TY tory, an analysis cf the adequ y of disposal be amended will deal only with the por
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sec.112. (a) Arruoatursow.-nere a.re technology employed as each te to contain tion of the low level waste. It will not
> ;d authortted w be appropriated to the secre-now.jevel radioacuve wutes r their hasard-deal with the high level or transuranic A
Y tary to carry out this une so. ooc. coo for the ous uretimes, and such endauons as waste at all.
N' k( escal year ending September 30, 1981.
the becretary considers a propriate to as*
Mr. PROXMIRE. Mr. President,I wish (b) CoxTarcrs.-m authority of the sure pntecuon of the buc bealth and 6 M clear because my Stak was, as I s,cretary to enter into contracts under this' safety from wastes smns rted to such sites; uue sbau be esecure for any escal yea}
(c) evaluates the tra its.uen requir,. understand it, the No. I target as a cdy to such extent or in such amounts as mente on a regional and in comparison dumping ground for the so-called nu-
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are provided in advance by appropriation with performance of resent transporation clear waste. Of course, we were very con-Acts.
pracuces for the ahlp est of low. level radio-cerned about it and we were anxious if Accernwo or um.amms acute wastes.in.71u g s.n intentory cf types that were the case to give the States a 4
src.113. (a) Rccoan or Ex.rextrrear.s.- and quanuues cf 1. level wutes, and eval
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, ne secrets.y abau maintain adequate ree-usuon of thtpm requirements for each I understand, however, that this bill ipr 4
ores of an expenditures made under this type of waste and evaluation of the ability would not have nuclear waste. There-T cue wr.:ch togetber eth expenditu es made of genera 2 ors, pers, and carriers to met e United sates under other 1sws in such requirem 4 anti g
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n:cuan with the warement. interim (D) erstua the upshiuty of the low. State that had granite formations would h1
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level mai e wute disposal faculues be a likely site and that in alllikelihood N-w owned and ted by the Department of these sites for disposal would be found in
- ty I spant fuel, ahan provide the basis for any Energy to p vide interim storage for com. almost all cases within' the particular 4
D see to te asseemed u desertbed under sutr. meretauy g rued low. level waste and estl* State.
3; secuco (b).
E b) rts cot.taersom--No jatar than the mates the hated with such interim
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$1on under secuou 104 a ueense appucauan (2) earrying out this subsection tbo ator there are a number of dmerent M
J t fo.tbe construction er an talust repository, Sec.re shau 6onsult with the oovernors of kinds of nuclear waste. What we arr j
e the secretary se>an submit to the congrus a the s
, the Euc) ear Regulatory Commin. dealing with here is DoDdefen88 no!.-
[ j 2 report proposing feu to de conected to ocent. sion, e Environmental Protecuan Ageney, nuclear power, non-R. & D.vtivities. It d
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V au construeuen. operation, smetrative, the nited state Geological survey, and only deals with the commercially gener.
h and other coste incurred by the Secretary in the tary of Transportauca, and euch sted waste ordinarily Of the kind aasoci-prorlding for the management interim stoe-o r agencies and deparme as be nnes ated with radjoactive development and
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age, and dirposal of nuclear sW and spent ap repriate.
Ta411oactive waste in bospitals, the radjo-fuet ne fees specised in the report would (3) This subaccoon does not authortae ap-be coneeted from the persons or entitles wbo prisuons for the Ascal year ending sep-du he M 6t k hw s..'
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bole utie to any nuclear waate or spent fuel der so, a so, in independent experiments in labora-j vbich is subsect to interun storage or dis-vaawrm uns crrs at anozuc'wr tories at universities, that is not defense-Lq
$m src. 2e2. (ame secretary shau underta. related me U.S. contract =8.
p P"o $7 th' Secret ^rr-muovanow or vrrLa an intutica. ton to determine ebetber ywd.
To the extent that any State would be s
Eze.114. (a) sterrows toe and los.-se - eral funding is appropriate for 90 percent of involved in accepting these wastes, it is a N
uons to:) s.nd 109 abaD ces.ne to bare og the cost of any stabuitation, decommission. ToluntAry program. It is not the kind Cf l
U such time as the secrets.ry a-men 11. ing, and decontaminauen acuen necemary thing to which the Senator from Wis-d, 4
censed commercial operation of at leas
- one for ocalte contaminsuon resulting from the consin is s.ddressing his concern, vi Q r Story.
uranium min samnrs site owned by the Ten
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y.(L.w)is t1ue, ether than acetions 108E.cuarvers or Tmz-Tbe pre.aions nemmee vaney Authorttf and located at Edge" itself would have the opp to
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e an De-take into consideration whetber such tail. gen ander State in ander part of
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ee:d 113. aban cease to have erect nbersi.1999.
ings resulted a.D cr in part from activiues the country fron! putting its waste with-Qe.
N tin.E II-.-1,0w'.t.rt*n, RAD 1 cIrrz conducted under rederal contract: and aban in that Stateiis that right?
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w337g include an analysis of the total costa whict Mr. McCLURE. This is commercial would be requiral to undertake auch scuons waste only. The Senator is correct.
sow.1xm mAmoacm w nsmaat with respect to such ocsite contamination, I snall rephrase it in a little more post-i g
$2c. 201. (a)(1) It is the poll of the Ped-including the costs of acquiring and manag-tive terms rather than negative terms.
N eral Government that-ing any faculties whleb may be necessary to (A) each State is responal e for the dis-protect the public bes3th and-sa.fety from The Senator said the State would have,
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el radioactive such contaminauon.
the CaDacity to deny Let me indicate M.
' as*.e renarmed within i ers: and (b) Not later than 120 days af ter the date that the Sttte would have to positively FJ -
(E) nen.Tef.eral low eval radioactive of the enmetment of this secuen, the secre. af.rm.
t was e ca.n be most aately
.c e:Sciently man. tary aball complete the invesurauon pre-Mr. PROTMTRE. The State would
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scribed by subsecuon (a) and aban submit a have to afirm before it could come in?
f (2)(A) To carry out e peitey set forth report to the Congress of the resulta of the
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la paNMb (1), the.ates may enter into investigation. The report aball include any d
'uch compacta as ma be necessary to pro-recommendauen for legislauen to provide Mr. PROIMIRE. I thank the Senator.
Q Me for the estatust aent and opersuor of for Yvderal funding. A.ny such recommended Mr. McCLURE. Mr. President, this is
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fynaues for the ei of low. level radio. 1ertalauon aban be conalstant with the pro-an efort to act now to take a first step l'e *aste.
vicons of the tranium Mut Tsuings Radia. in fashioning a solutten to the nucle"-
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(E) A compact tered into under subps. Ucn Control Act of 1978, he report abai!
CNb ( A) aba: not take efect untu the also contain the cemmenta n.nd recommends-waste problem which f aces this Nation.
Jg Cemees tr-s by aw censented to the com. tiens of the Tennessee VaUey Authority.
As my colleafVes know, earlier this pact. rach suel compact aban provide that Amend tbe utte so as to read: An Act to year We djd pass a Comprehensive radjo-M' y"eet the Coy 4 years.ter the compact has taken estabush licensed pcrmanent repoctories for active waste storage and disposal bill.
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may by inw sitteraw Sta transuranle waste, bish. level racioactive and it had been my hope that we would J
,L*er t. Af te January 1.1987 any such com-waste. and spent fuel, to authorize state be able to deal a1th all of the-problems e
may et the une of the regional dis-compacta for the utablishment and opera.
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Paalfsen! es under the compact to the dia-tion of regsonal repoutories for lew. level of nuclear waste storage and disposal this j
J Pur.: cf :n.yederal le.. level racioseuve racloactive wuse, and for ctber purposes?: year. That enort has not been fruitful natage, w - -to e tue t3e nou,, gnam, upon it4 amenements as yet.
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Et we. have t-n able to reach r.n disposal of all nuclear waste. including The PRTSID:NG OFFICER.The Sen-
. agreement with rmect to the low level high level, transuranic rpent iuel as weu ator from South CarnMnn.
I nu: lear waste r.nc this only addresses aslow levelwastes.
'Mr. THURMOhD. Mr. President. I commerciallow leW nuclear wastec My state has been waiting patiently yield myself 3 minutes.
Low level nuclear veaste from atomic. fcr 20 years to get. A Federal f acinty on I rue today for the purpose of em-energy deftmse acunties 'as defined in Ene for transuranic waste for example. Phasir.ing the need for development of a the amendment and for Federal researd and time is wasting. Tne Senate passed comprehensive program for the regula-wi derdopznent activities are lega.uy ex.
S. 2189 on July 30, 1980, but we have tion of low-level nuclear waste; in par- '
empt under this bill. Facilities which are been unsucceaful in setting House ticular, the need for this body to enact L
committed for those types of wastes are s.greement on a bin in this Coagress legislation granting the authenzation for legany exempt and Federsl faculties Consequently. I did want to compromise States to develop regional compacts to wtuch are locaed on Federal lands are one piece of the issue now and leave the provide for the safe disposal of these '
legany, exempt under the bul. Conse-rest dangling f or nert year or erenlater. wastes.
E The problems amhM sith low-level quently, no St. ate compacts can apply to I have been persuaded by our House. radioactive waste disposalin this country
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such waste and such faciuties as a mat-coueagues. MMdnr Chairman-DaAu.
ter of law and no actions pursuant to a e.od Chairms.n Dorctsa that we will move are becoming incrednt v serious. Cur-i Etate cenM can apply to them as a ewif tly in the 97th Congress to move a rently, there are but three States which
. comprehensive nuclear waste bill to en-operate low-level waste disposal sites:
matter of law.
This hi1L therefore, preserves as a actment next year.
Nevada. Washington, and my State of legally distinct and separate issue the I also am conDdent that the encoming South Ca'olina. Washington State has questicns "*ed w th defense wastes. Reagan SN*tration and the Senate recently cecided to severely restrict the Federal research wastes, and Federal f a-text year wIH cite a comprehensive nu-smount of low level waste it win accept cilities fcr consideration in the next Ccn-clear waste pohey program and legisla-in the future, while Nevada may cease to I:
teor. the lughest pnority.
accept such waste at an. It is grossly un-
' I support this precedent for such a. Conse:;uently. I am uihing now to do f air, unwise. and unacceptable to expect '
- press, distinction between ccmmercial nucless this tnuch and accept those assura.nces South Carolina to assume this dispropor-wastes cn one hand and muitary wastes of early action on away from-reactor tionate burden indefinitely. South Caro-co ensive nuclear easia policy for tions to get an operational geologic re-cept an unhmitad amount of low-level
[O on cther as a point of departure for storage, a retrievable and te red near-lina's Governor. Richard Riley, has tside.rauon asun next year of a su:iace storage f acility, accelertded ac-stated that South Carnunk will not sc-i; o
this Nation..
Pos.itory in the 1988 time frame, and a waste in the future. If Governor Ruey's V
I ilso urge the several States in their new amrmative pobey on reprocer-statement becomes policy, the Nation win actions under thu hill to give great def-PtnallycJ want to acknowledge and be f acing a serious problem with regard cresce and weight to these legal decl-commend the excellent cooperation of tolow-levelvaste disposal E
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. and Congress wiD give auch weight and for and iWeMr this bul. Without terstate agreements to regulate low-level -
h sions, r'learly this Semlnr, the Senate, the South Carolma delegstionin pushing This points out 1he urgent need f or in-g 14 def erence M these dzstinctionsin review. their trmMty and dedication, this bill waste disposal aites.Both ewmham have im s.ny proposed compact under this bul would not be before the Senate today. I now passed bius encouraging the de-d or any other action by one or more States salute them inr their cne e!! orts and I -velopment of such agreements or corn-f in seehtng solutions to the low 4evel nu-pledge m3self to continue this coopera-pacts to allow for the enamgement and clear traste problem.
tion in implementing the bill and in disposal ef low-level. radio atdve waste Theh!D adopts a mneeHe of e.nly moving comprehensive tuelear waste on a regional basis. Both hins also pro-y national poucy state-nents on the re-legislatden next year.
vide that, once Congress has approved a sponsibuity of each State uith regard to ' Mr.DOMENICI.Mr. President,wCl the regional compact Duclekt waste gener.
lowdevel nuclear waste generated in the Senator yield to me?
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l State. The hin would esthh a pobey Mr. McCLURE. I yield.
the compact may be excluded from burial 6
that commercial, and I emphaskze that Mr.DOMENICL Mr. President, I yield within the compact boundaries.This ex-d 2
this only appUes to commercAallow-level mysei! 2 minutes, clusivity power is an esential Testure 9
nuclear waste. Iow-level nnAen waste I have been convinced also to go ahead of any workable regional annpact plan generated in a State are the subject of with this piecemeal approach. I know for the safe disposal of low-levei nuclear c
that Str.te's responsibuity to provide for, that se need much more than merely a w astes.
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ble capacJty, rJther a1 thin or out-bD1 that will bandle low 4evel nuclear I Wh to leave the 7esonwhmte fn* I si ae State, to dispose of such waste. vs tes of the commercial type, but I un-han~dHng uus prooiem where it The State might. Ior instance, enter into de stand that rome of four States in fiTJNT5ngs---.vi6 the incmcual a compact as provided in this bid or it parucular the State of South Carchna, M the same time, the seriousness of 4 l1 ceuld c.ake some otber legally allowable has a di".icult problem, and that this problem on a national basis demandal measure wiD stand on its own and win that the States be encouraged to arrangement with another State or begin to implement a national plan for promptly cooperate among the-nrelves, a
-rcup c! States.
Etate to take care of its own wastes result that wiU not be forthcoming if the ne*= to
%of this type, but win permit compacts By IME this biU should provide the Congress fails to enact this-legislation cpportunity for strf:
make meaningful gains in m-rw the between the States, snd certainly clear now.
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up some of the confuenn that exist.s to*
I vould hope, Mr. President, that Con-I veith to reemphasize that the bin day in the individual States of this gress win proceed to enact this vital I
does not require that each State is re -Nation-compromise legislation in this session.
l Auired or can be requind to dupose of so I have no objection. I support this hy delay will only further imperil fu.
Its commercial low-level vastes phys. measure.
ture e!! orts to formulate reasonable, safe, I repest what the future chairman of and orderly methods for the disposal of tcany within the State.
I feel obliged to state that I odginally the Energy Committet erated here today, low-leve1 nuclear wastes.
had rtrong objections to bnaking out We both how our counterparts in the Mr. President, in closing, I want to this piece of the McClure-Domenici. 11ouse viu start early next year with g
Jackson-Johnston p-mied amendment bearings on nuclear waste. This does not int:cduced en Wednesday. DeTember 10. solve the problem. High level stin has te Congressional Datrict in South Ca olina,'
1R1 and gpearmg on page 816102 of be addressed, and many other tasues, g
the Rtcore for that day. While I re.s So with the unde-standing that this is,, g,, g y
anx1cus to take a posittwe step on the just part of the solution, and since it r13 pleased it win now come to'necessful low-level waste tuve, s,s our printed help get a start on the di" cult ;*otlem g
cf low level that confronta cur Nation amendment u ould have done;I was con.
" "NI # 0-W8 vinced that such act?on had to ba in the now. I support this measure and Con-context of a comprehensive bill polk"y. gratulate those who have worked it out.
Mr. McCLURE. Mr. President, there and prccram des.l.r.g with the expedited Mr.*mURMOND addressed the Chair. is an amendment to the pending mens-
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I most safely and ee.clently managed on a,,re-active waste legislation without tuth-ure. I move that the Senator concur in drawing my support for the early en-actment of other critical elements cn
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'the arnendment of the House with an fyny g The PREEDING OFFICER.The clerk } in pare. graph (1), the sates may enter into, yen ecmp,es,,, may 3, 3,ces,,773 py,,.
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nuclear waste policy legislation in the will report the amendment..
vidricrtttratabtahment ud operation of next Congress.
.;i The assistant legislative clerk read as regionsi caposal faciuties for low-level This legislation has been tcarefully drawn to insure that the States by com-j radaoact!ve asste.
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(B) A compact entered into under sub-pact will not be empowered to affect the j follows!
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~ The senator from West' Virginia atr. Boo-: paragraph ( A) shau not take e$ect untti the atomic energy defense activities of the u
t!cCmr. h'.r. Doxtmcz. and Mr. Tatauoxo confrna deba~t Secretary and the research and develop-k rat C. Brae) for himself. Mr. JacEsox. Mr;
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h uc c mpac s ment activities of thes Secretary of every 6 years after me ccznpact has taken Energy and other Federal departments Eentte amtndment to B. 2189.
consent. After January 1,1986, any such and agencies by restricting ffom such',
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to Meet the Congress may by law withd. raw its Mr. McCLURE. Mr. President. I ask compact may rutnet the use of the regions! States the transportation, manage-unanimous consent that further read. dispnast f actuues under the compact to the ment, or disposal.of wastes from such dupMal d low-1"el radioactate waste gen ' activities.
6 ing of the amendment be dispensed with.
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The definition of atomic energy de-3 3 g,",rd[Yo mar.-t the sates in The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr.
fense activities was broadly defined and R1rcLE). Without objection, it is so cr* carrying out the pohey set fr.n.b in subsec. research and development activities was t.
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tion (a)(1), the secrstary. ball prepare and The amendment is as follows:
submit to Conrrem and m tseb of the states left undeaned to provide an exemption P !i aItbin 120 dais afur the dau of the enact-from State compacts for low-level snor7 Tm.:
ment M als Act a report which-radioactive waste activities and such srenow 1. This Act may be cited as'the ed Low.tevel Radioacuve waste Polley Act".
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,L atrrxmoxs waste on a regional basis; l'escrvations. such as the Hanictd and (B) dennes the status of au commerr.!al
', U Iow-level radioscuve wano disposal sites and ' Savannah River reservations.
sre.2. As used in this Act-term isolaton of low-level radioactive waste includes an eratuation of the 11conne status I wish to commend Senators Ho:.uxes 4
(1) The term "dtsposala means the long.
purOt to requirements estabitsbed by the of each such site, the state of operation of and Turamon and Congressman Dra-N each sne, including operating history. an R.1CK for their strong support for graning 1;
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/ Regulatory Com**mson under ap-analysis of the adequacy of cisposal tech
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nology employed at each site to contain low-king w them nen year to p.'
(2) The term " low level radioactive waste" means radioactive waste not classi-level radiometite wastes for their hatedous achieve action on the rem'ainder of the d
11rettmen ud such recommendations as the comprehensive nuclear waste policy Eg med as'high level radioactin vaste, transur-secretary considers appropnate to mast.re anic waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct protection of the public beslth and safety h
which we will address agLin next year.e material as def.ned in section si e. (2) of tb3 Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
froen wastes transported to such sites:
Mr. McCLURE. Mr. President, doe I'
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- state" means any state of (C) evaluates the transportatten require-the arnendment show as cosponsors the United sts4es, the Distnet of columbia, snents on a regional basis and in comparison Senator RoDERr C. EnD Senator Mc-
'ib and, subject to the provisions of Pubuc taw with performance of present transportation CLUI, Senator DoxEmc!* Senator i-96-205, the Commonwe&Jth of Puerto Rico, practices for the shipment of low level ysCKsoN, and Senator Tanxon?
4 radioactive wastes, tnclud.tng an inventory The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
'tbe Virgin 1 stands. Quam, the Northern of rypee and quanuties of )ow level wastes, Chair will say at the snornent it does not.
tiariana Isisada, the Trust Terrsury of the and evaluation of shipment requirementa for Mr. McCLURE. I ask unanimous con-
? E Pac:.cc Islands, and any other terntory or es.ch type of waste and an evaluation of the possession of the United States, abluty of generators, ahlppers, and carriers sent that it have those cosponsors.
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- stomic energy defense activttles of the to meet such requirements; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
}. i Secretary" includes those act1rities and f acil,
(D) evaluates the capability of the low
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"I level radio cute wute disposal facinues Mr. McCLURE. I move t
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stars of the Department of Energ y carrying owned and operated by the Department of ate concur in the amendment of the out the funruon cf (t) Naval reactors de.
Energy to provide interim storage for com. House with the amendment of the velopment and propulsion, (11) weapons me.
mercially generated low level waste and Senate.
ti tivities, vert canon and control technology, tiu) dese materiais production. (iv) in. utimates the costs assocated with such in.
The FPWT1ING OFFICER.The cues-
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eruel conanement fusion, (v) defense waste mp~unent and (vt) defense nuc) ear ma-(2) 2n carrytog out this subsecuon, the tion is on agreeing to the motion of the tr (vu) defense security and as.feguarda, secretary chau consult with the oevernors Senator from Idaho.
l (aL cluded in the Department of Energy of the States, the Nuclear Regulatory Com*
Mr. GOLDWATER. Mr. President
- appropnations account in anr asest year for misaica. the Ervtronmental Protecuen what does the amendment do?
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atomie energy defense activstles).
Agency, the United states oeological survey, Mr, METZENBAUM. Mr./ President, and the Secretary of Transportation, and czyraAL raorzs2osts such omr agenem and departmente as be G h % N h M h M for a m
WW %G b Senator from Idaho sr.c. 3(a). compacts estatushed under this Ends apprepnate.
'Act or s,ctions taken under such compacts en in ca whemer this
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absn not be applicable to the sraneportation.
The long title rd the act is amended 18 a 1 W Tadi active waste ament' ment meement or disposal of low-level vg2* to read as follows.
which is to be substituted for the original actin waste frona atomic energy defense me-
"To set forth a Federal policy for the amendment?
e uvities of the Secretary or Federal rewarch disposal of low-level radioactive wertes.
Mr. McCLURE. The Senator is correct.
cod developrnent activities,
. (b) Any Iacmty established or cperated ex-and for other purposes "
It is the one we have been dl6 cussing
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clusaely for the disposal of low level radle e Mr. JACKSON. Mr. President, I be. for the last 20 minutes.
b NE tYe yTo lleve that the enactment cf legislation Mr. METZENEAUM. I thank the Sen-ld ues retary o on losplevel radioactive waste is too im. ator from Idaho.
reserren and development acuvines abait not portant to await enactment of a co!npre.
The motion was agreed to.
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be subject to oc,mpacts estAb11 abed under th:s Act er actions taen unoer such com-hensive nuclear waste polley dealing with Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President. I the various forms of radioactive waste would like to take this opportunity to ex.
I pacts.
tow-szvz:, aaozoatrrvr wasn osseoaAa and spent fut) from activities other than press tny sincere appreciation to the atomic energy defense activities. While leaders of the B:nate for allowing this cce 4. (a)(1) It is the poney of the Ped. I believe we should have completed leg-inatter to come up at this time. I espe-
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(A) each stamaftsponsible for providing itiative action on away-from reactor cially wish to thank the able Senator i
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for tnrsrsm&tuty of cap 3Zi~ty eltber within storage and on long-term disposal of from Idaho (Mr. McC1.nt) on his help high-level waste this year, an impa.sse and assistance in this; also the able with various Members of both Houses Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Dow ic 1 rad or ti e as r ner wt i
borders except for waste remera.ted s.s a result over the scope of such a comprehensive Emc!), and the able Senator from Waah-cf defenu settvlues of the secretary or red, bill has prevented f.nal action. Thus, I ington (Mr. J Acxsox) who has cooper-l [
ersi research and cerelopment activstles; at.d (B) low level rad 2oacuve waste can be urge the adoption of this low-level radjo-ated in this matter, j
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Mr. McC1.URE. Mr. President. ! *r.ove
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integrity, or bas:e sovere:gnty of Poland; and E5 to reecnticer the vote by whien the mo-TEAS--ce g
tion was Egited to.
(2) pursue appropriata diplomatic inttta.
k Arc: strong Hart N ur,n Mr. OC:.,DWATER. I move te lay thM M er E uch Puted tites to encourage Cther nations to 6.t"rm M
g their support for respect of these basic prtn.
"1 motion en the table.
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- feso, cip:es of saternational relattors: and to th The motion to lay, on the table _ Was B:seba m Heinz Pm:ntn
- 13) concder in coopeacon with & Hies and
' agreed to.
Brasiey Helms Randolpb friends of the Uttted States measures to be,
y surwet.
Humphrey n Rierne taken joint]r in the event of a mnitary in.
Bird. n-bert c. inoure.
no.h vaalon of Poland by warsaw Pact forces.
OPPOSITION TO ANY A*ITEMPT BY cannon Jepsen sartranes 3i cnare.
Eaasenaum
.sasser lir. ROTH. hir. President, I move to A
~ THE SOVIET UNION TO INVADE c u es '
lan:t Scn: Lit t reconsider the vote by which the resolu.
C' POLA.ND
$*,n as N tion was agreed to.
win ne PRES' DING OFFICER. Under Danforth Lugar s e ns The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without J
I the previous order, the Senate 1d11 now D*(("****
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objection, the motion to reconsider is 1&id a
g3 proceed to vote on Fenate Resolution 562. Dunenact' Matsunaga vnurmong on the table.
as fa The Senate resumed the consideration Durun Mec:ure nuop Mr. ROBERT C. EYRD. Mr. President.
te zu m us:c.ber var $"er I ast unanimous consent to proceed for cf the resolution. as amended, wetet 2
tson ueuerbaum 1 minute
- 1 The FRESIDING OFFICER. ne yeas M Qju E
The P5tESIDING OFFICER. Without an and nays have been ordered. The cues-Nalaan objection it is so ordered.
oolorater tion is on agreeing to the resolution. The.
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P[8 FARM CREDIT ACT AMENDMENTS M
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CRANSTON. I announce that the NNm Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Air. President.
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es en er Senator from Montana Gir. BAUCUS), Byrd, Jackson Steunts on behalf of Mr.TaLMDGE,1tsk thatthe the 5:nator from'Inc'bna Gir. Barn), cN n$ce Chair lay before the Senate a inessage ge ma 1% Senator from Texas (Mr. Etterstub cach-an Kennear m er from the House of Representatives on p,.
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' Senator from Delaware air Cuher tang "Inonsas S.1465.
tri k / Senator from Arleanm GN.EmEN)*
1 14 Dunnbemer Nwn he PF.ESIDING OFFICER 1 aid before to Bcur-r'is), the Senator from Virginia (Mr.
The resolution (S. Res. SE2), as the-Senate the following message from
[1 HAaEr F. 3rzD. JaJ. the Senator from amended, was agreed to.
the House of Representatives:
Idaho Gir. Cutracn), the Senator from ne preamble was asTeed to.
Besolved. 'Itat the bin fivm the senate g
Icws 4Mr. Cuttra), the Senator from The resomtion, as amended.,dth its 6 Qnt m
led to smend the Kentucky (Mr. Foao), the Senator from mamNeis as foWrs.,
,q Alaska Gir. GaAvrt), the Senator from a ass. u2 credit system insututions to improve their services to borrowers. and for other pur.
South / Carolina (Mr. Bot.ttxcs). the wbereas tbe Pottsh people and government poses. do peas with the tollowing amend.
E Senator frem Kentucky (Mr. HennLt. bave an taberent Tight to snanare thett own ment:
stox),' the Senator from Washington seatn. fme from tbmats of erurnal acum-strike cut all arter th enacung claume, y
(Mr.JAcasox), the Senator from gg. edatton or invaston; and and insert: 'Itat sbts Act may be etted as ana Gir. JoRNSToN), the Senator from wherens the peopte of Poland have ex-the Parin credst Act Amendmenta of 1980.
n premd their eeurmination to contToi their Massachusetts (Air. Krxxrpr), the Sena.
q g g,.TD M M *D M M M ceonomic erstem. and to erect chante for ter from Massachusetts (Mr. TsoxcAs), eocnomic and soc:a1 prorress: snd AmocrAq10NS av the Senater from I.o" Mane Gir.I owc),
whereas the exp essions for such change Src. Jo2.section 1A of the ytrm credit Act 1st th'e Senator from South hta Gir, ben bnn mough conecun w aining and M,33,t,3gt,,,,,b,,y-
,4 nded 6
r McCorrax). the Senator from North baQ,bown na ion s,nd aed and irsening in beu thereof *and par.
ct' p,,,g,,ph {,}
3o,n, Carolta Gir. Momen), the Senator m
n, e ted tes from Arkantas (Mr. PFYoR), the Senator g,el a strong bond of friendabip with the ucapate in Joans, make";
als (2) snserting before the period at the end
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from Connecticut (Mr. Rzanorr), the citizens of Poland; sad whereas the United States has tradstion. of paragraph 02), paructoste a tth one er y
Cenator from Mississippi Gir. Strxxts), sily supported the principles of self-govern. gj{, g3,y, g,7t]lerythe us
- u,Eenster from Alabama (Mr. Strw.
snent and of monantereenten sn-m intu.
Ac and the Senator from Georgia fMr. nas anatro ef othe nacons: and of t2ns Act on the basis pnscribed in acc.
tb unct) Are necessarily absent.
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"a' d tion 4.18 of this Act, and paruc3pate with in W
1 enders which are not Farm credit system 1
'I further innounce that, if Present and the world: and is au.
and vrting, the Senator from Washing.
wherou respect for tenitorial internt7 t rt e eud cl
<s) inserttng after syste in' the erst 13' ton 4Mr.JacxTN) would vote yea.-
ts crucial to the reduction of East-weet ten.
mm og p,,,gg g.m.or any insured-Smator from M
,,, ounce that the =sMas and basic tr -">-o
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Mr. STEVENS. I ann W agnementa of W V
state nonmernder dann as detoed in meetton G1r. Coc thD Senator'from Minnesota IMr.Dra.
vbertas abe Barlet tfolon has demon
- m stnking out mrything after the see.
nr IFrBEacER), the Eenator from Cirecon,1,ated b, sta tn,saion and ocenpation of end comma in paragtaph (15) and in, sert,,in,g th Gir. HATrIrLn), t!le Senator ! Tom New Afghanistan a pattern of diererart! for in si,o th,,,,f.ano, m,,n,y,,,,,,,,
br its board of directors and approved by the l
,Tork TMr. JAv2Ts), ti e Senator from Illi. sovereign rights ahtch may p<
and an at-rarm cnett Administrauon. o) se:1tonond.
By nois Gir. Prsey), the Senator from tempt to invade Poland: ettber ore.tly or
- Pennry]ran1*. Gir. SenwzzKIR), the Sen. through the guise of false invitation; ers which are not Parm Credit System instl.
Cel tuuons interests in toans, (11) buy from and es1 ator from Texas (Mr. Towta), and the vbenas the snaasing of sortet and war. sell to Parm credit system institutions sn.
to Senat:r from North Dakota Gir. Yocnc) saw Pset fomes est Polanes bordes cenau. tmats in kans and an abe nnanetal as.
ta are necesf.arily absent, tutes a clear attempt to intimidate the peo.
sistance extended and nonecting stock, and.
at pie and rovernment of Poland frozn their de.
atit) make other investments."; and cr I further announce that, if present termined course of snoderate reform: Now (5) adding new paracinha (22) and (23) by and voting, the Senator frcm Oregon therefore. be it as sollour as Gir.EurzrLn) wotdd vote rea.*'
Jtesolved.that at is the sense of the senate
"(22) Accept contributsens to sta capital
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a Tha PRESIDING OFTICER. Are there mat at supperta m President of the United from Federal land bana aas.ociations and ac.
any o-ter Senators in the Chamber de. SWs an his ema to mnt tbmmr as aumortsed by w rarm gg
- t. iring to vote?
(1) wmmunnata m arm oppuaamn of Mt Acmmstram
'Ih? Ter'JIt was announced-yeas CB. the United States 24 any attaznpt by the "f23) As may be outbortred by 1ta board Ae l
nus 0, as follows:
Union of Soviet Socialist Ecpublics to rio-of directors and approved by the Farm credit g
late the potmeal independence, terrttonal Aeministration. ag.ee with otber rarm credit 6
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