[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2469 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 103d CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2469 To amend title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to provide for the economic and environmentally acceptable disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste resulting from the operation of gaseous diffusion plants at Paducah, Kentucky, and Piketon, Ohio, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994 Mr. Ford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to provide for the economic and environmentally acceptable disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste resulting from the operation of gaseous diffusion plants at Paducah, Kentucky, and Piketon, Ohio, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by adding after section 1103 the following new section: ``SEC. 1104. LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND MIXED WASTE. ``Title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by title IX of this Act, is further amended as follows: ``(a) In section 1201 by inserting the following new paragraphs and renumbering existing paragraphs accordingly: ```(10) The term ``low-level radioactive waste'' has the meaning given such term in section 102(9) of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 2021b(9)). ```(11) The term ``mixed waste'' has the meaning given such term in section 1004(41) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(41)).' ``(b) In section 1403 by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: ```(h) DOE Responsibility To Accept Low-Level Radioactive Waste and Mixed Waste.--At the request of the Corporation, the Department shall accept for treatment and disposal the low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste generated as a result of the operation of the facilities and related property leased by the Corporation pursuant to subsection (a). The increase in costs of treatment and disposal actually incurred by the Department which are solely attributable to and result from the treatment and disposal of such wastes received from the Corporation shall be reimbursed to the Department by the Corporation. At its sole discretion, the Corporation may, but is not required to, arrange for the treatment or disposal of such wastes or any portion thereof at any other facility otherwise authorized by applicable laws and regulations to treat or dispose of such wastes. The costs of treatment and disposal of such wastes at any other facility shall be borne solely by the Corporation.'.''. <all>