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S.2453: A bill to provide for the disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about environmental protection
- Introduced May 2, 2002
- Latest Major Action May 2, 2002
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Bill Summary
Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan for the construction and operation at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, of a mixed-oxide fuel facility for converting weapons-grade plutonium to a mixed-oxide fuel for use in commercial nuclear power reactors. Provides a construction schedule and production deadline dates, with the goal of achieving facility construction by January 1, 2009, and of processing 34 metric tons of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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May 2, 2002 |
Introduced in the Senate by Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) |