Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
Floor Speech
Issues: Energy Environment
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Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schneider) for working with me on this very important amendment.
Indian Point Energy Center, in my district, is scheduled to cease operations in 2021. When the plant closes, the village of Buchanan will be left with a large amount of stranded nuclear waste on site.
This amendment would help Buchanan and the town of Cortlandt access vital resources for economic redevelopment. Until the Department of Energy takes title to nuclear waste and removes it from our communities, the Federal Government must do all it can to support these de facto interim storage sites.
Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of the amendment.
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