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Address congress to revise "Congressional declaration of policy" Title 42 USC 2011 regarding ATOMIC ENERGY

Created by R.B. on March 16, 2016

We request the following, or very similar statement, be included in Title 42 USC CHAPTER 23, Division A, SUBCHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
(c) the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to ensure - first and foremost - a safe, efficient, and effective waste stream and management plan and, with probable releases of radionuclides to the environment, a well thought-out, feasible, and publicly annually-presented risk mitigation plan.

JUSTIFICATION
At the fifth year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant multiple reactor mega-meltdowns, with on-going, future, and substantial negative consequences, the request is only logical.

Title 42, Section 2011 may be viewed here: http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml

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