This bill deals comprehensively with the problem of civilian nuclear waste. It is an urgent problem, Mr. President, for this Nation. It is urgent first because we are running out of reactor space at reactors for the storage of the fuel and if we do not build what we call away-from-reactor storage and begin that soon, we could begin shutting down civilian nuclear reactors in this country as soon as 1983.
William Bryan: “This bill deals comprehensively with the problem of civilian nuclear waste. It is an urgent problem, Mr. President, for…”
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Discussing the urgency of legislation related to civilian nuclear waste storage.
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