Bingaman nuclear bill could be vehicle to modify US waste act: NARUC

Bingaman nuclear bill could be vehicle to modify US waste act: NARUC
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That same year, Energy Secretary Steven Chu appointed the 15-member BRC to evaluate alternatives to a Yucca Mountain repository and to recommend a new national strategy for dealing with the country's nuclear waste. Bingaman has described his bill as ...http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/6618678

Bingaman to Hold Energy Committee Hearing on Nuclear Waste Bill PoliticalNews.me (press release) - ‎ Bingaman to Hold Energy Committee Hearing on Nuclear Waste Bill On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman will hold an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine legislation he introduced to establish a new organization to manage ...BINGAMAN SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman will hold an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine legislation he introduced to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for sitting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes. Testifying before the committee include: Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, co-chairman of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, Washington, DC; Dr. Richard Meserve, president, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC; Dr. Peter Lyons, assistant secretary for nuclear energy, U.S. Department of Energy; Henry Barron, president and chief executive officer, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, Baltimore, MD; Geoffrey Fettus, senior attorney of the nuclear program, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC. On Thursday, Bingaman will take part in a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to examine collage affordability. Bingaman's schedule is as follows: Wednesday, September 12 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing 9:30 a.m. – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 366 Bingaman will hold a hearing to examine Thursday, September 13 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 10:30 a.m. – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 430 Bingaman will take part in a hearing to examine collage affordability.http://politicalnews.me/?id=17280&keys=ENERGY-NATURAL-RESOURCES-COMMITTEE