§1491 License, Permit, Etc., for Transportation for Storage or Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel or High-level Radioactive Waste; Prerequisites; Applicability; “territory or Possession” Defined

Summary

Before any federal agency can give a license, permit, or other permission to move spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste for interim, long-term, or permanent storage in a U.S. territory or possession, the Secretary of the Interior must send Congress a detailed report on the plan. No license, transport, or storage can happen unless Congress approves the specific plan by a law. Cleanup and rehabilitation of Bikini and Enewetak Atolls are not covered by this rule. Territory or possession means the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and any area outside the boundaries of the States where the United States claims or exercises sovereignty.