Accelerating Cleanup of Radioactive Waste Sites to Protect Public Health
This bill establishes a national network of laboratories dedicated to finding faster, safer, and cheaper ways to clean up hazardous and radioactive waste sites managed by the Department of Energy. The goal is to minimize environmental contamination risks to public health and lower lifecycle cleanup costs. It also introduces requirements for corrective action plans for defense environmental cleanup projects that require a root cause analysis for cost or schedule changes.
Key points
Establishes a National Laboratory Network to speed up the development and deployment of new technologies for cleaning up radioactive waste.
Focuses on reducing lifecycle cleanup costs and accelerating cleanup schedules for waste sites.
Requires corrective action plans and independent reviews for defense environmental cleanup projects where a root cause analysis is required due to cost or schedule changes.
Assists in developing career pathway training opportunities in environmental remediation science, focusing on engaging historically underserved populations.
Status:
Expired
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