S. 3680: Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008
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S. 3680: Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-10-02 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-10-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008
Plain summary
Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish, and provide funds to, an office for the regulation of thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation in each of: (1) the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (ONEST) of the Department of Energy; and (2) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Directs the NRC Chairman to promulgate regulations for facilities and materials used in thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation. Requires the heads of the two Offices to: (1) implement demonstration projects for thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory; and (2) recommend to the Secretary methods of strengthening international partnerships to advance nuclear nonproliferation through thorium fuel cycle nuclear power generation, and of providing incentives to nuclear reactor operators to use proliferation-resistant, low-waste thorium fuels in lieu of other fuels.
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Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 1 cosponsors
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s3680.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>
Record fed-us-cong110-s3680 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110