Nuclear Waste Repository Siting : Expedited Procedures for Congressional Approval.

Examines the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) provision for expedited Congressional consideration of joint resolutions for nuclear waste site approvals, in light of the recent presidential recommendation for a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Describes salient features of t...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Rules and practice. Radioactive waste disposal. Yucca Mountain (Nev.) Electronic books.
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Summary:	Examines the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) provision for expedited Congressional consideration of joint resolutions for nuclear waste site approvals, in light of the recent presidential recommendation for a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Describes salient features of this expedited procedure and discusses questions that may become significant in the course of its implementation.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.