Ban All Radioactive Recycling Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2032
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-16
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Metals

Radioactive wastes and releases

Solid waste and recycling
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Ban All Radioactive Recycling Act of 2013 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from planning or undertaking sales, trades, barters, or transfers of any metal that has been used or stored in a radiological area other than for certain storage purposes.</p> <p>Requires storage or disposal of such metal, when removed from the radiological area in which it was used or stored, at a site: (1) specifically licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste, (2) specifically licensed by a state pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste, or (3) at a site on DOE property that has been approved by the Secretary of Energy for storage or disposal of radioactive waste.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2013 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit certain transfers of radioactive metal by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban All Radioactive Recycling Act of 2013 . 2. Radioactive metal (a) Amendment Subtitle D of title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10171 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 152. Radioactive metal (a) Prohibition The Department of Energy shall not plan or undertake sales, trades, barters, or transfers of any metal that has been used or stored in a radiological area other than for the purposes of storage pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Storage Such metal shall, when removed from the radiological area in which it was used or stored, be stored or disposed of at a site— (1) specifically licensed by the Commission for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste; (2) specifically licensed by a State pursuant to section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2021 ) for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste; or (3) at a site on property owned by the Department of Energy that has been approved by the Secretary for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 151 the following new item: Sec. 152. Radioactive metal. .