June 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 93 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     PROVIDE SOLUTION FOR WASTE FROM EXPANDING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, as a Member of the House Energy Action Team, 
I am proud to rise here this evening to shed some light on our theme of 
the week, nuclear energy.
  Georgia's 12th District is home to two nuclear power plants, Plant 
Vogtle and Plant Hatch. We are leading the way in the expansion of our 
Nation's nuclear resources with the first two nuclear reactors being 
built in 30 years currently under construction at Plant Vogtle.
  After visiting Vogtle in March and witnessing the placement of the 
top of the unit 3 containment vessel, I can tell you that construction 
is full steam ahead. I look forward to units 3 and 4 coming online as 
soon as possible.
  However, we currently have thousands of spent fuel rods being held in 
spent fuel pools and dry cask storage containers on these sites and 
around the country. We must have a permanent geological site, like 
Yucca Mountain, to manage our nuclear waste.
  I cosponsored the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act, which provides 
a solution to this problem, and I urge Congress to act upon this bill 
as soon as possible.

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