He introduced the Dry Cask Storage Act , which would make nuclear plants safer by requiring dangerous radioactive waste be promptly moved into storage units known to be less vulnerable to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and system breakdowns.
Require dangerous radioactive waste at nuclear plants to be promptly moved into dry cask storage units to improve safety.
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Bill has introduced legislation to make nuclear power plants safer by promptly removing waste into storage units.
He introduced the Dry Cask Storage Act, which would make nuclear plants safer by requiring dangerous radioactive waste be promptly moved into storage units known to be less vulnerable to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and system breakdowns.
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Keating did make a concrete federal legislative effort by introducing and supporting Dry Cask Storage Act legislation to require transfer of spent nuclear fuel from pools to dry cask storage. However, the cited evidence and Congress.gov records show the relevant bills remained introduced or referred in committee and did not become law, and there is no evidence of an equivalent federal regulatory or executive policy delivering the promised requirement. Because the promised mandatory prompt transfer policy was not enacted or implemented, this is a failed but serious attempt rather than fulfillment.