Political Quotes

“I rise in support of H.R. 3343, legislation amending title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and chapter 28 of the Atomic Energy Act to increase the authorization ceiling on the Federal share of cleanup costs at a thorium site in West Chicago, Illinois. Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act establishes the responsibility of licensees for bearing the costs of decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation and other remedial action at active uranium and thorium sites where by-product material has been produced. However, the section also requires the Secretary of Energy to reimburse annually a licensee for that portion of the remedial cost that the Secretary has determined is attributable to by-product material generated as the result of sales to the Federal Government. In the case of the West Chicago site, DOE has determined that 55.2 percent of the remedial cost is attributable to government contracts. The money for the Federal Government's share of the cleanup comes from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund established in Chapter 28 of the Atomic Energy Act from revenues collected from the utility industry and deposited in the fund by the Secretary of Energy.”