DRY CASK STORAGE.

SEC. 5604. DRY CASK STORAGE. (a) Study.— During the period between the date of the enactment of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 and October 1, 1988, the Secretary of Energy (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall conduct a study and evaluation of the use of dry cask storage technology at the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors for the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel until such time as a permanent geologic repository has been constructed and licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Commission”) and is capable of receiving spent nuclear fuel. The Secretary shall report to Congress on the study under this paragraph by October 1, 1988. (b) Contents of Study.— In conducting the study under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall— (1) consider the costs of dry cask storage technology, the extent to which dry cask storage on the site of civilian nuclear power reactors will affect human health and the environment, the extent to which the storage on the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors affects the costs and risk of transporting spent nuclear fuel to a central facility such as a monitored retrievable storage facility, and any other factors the Secretary considers appropriate; 101 STAT. 1330–255 (2) consider the extent to which amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) can be used, and should be used, to provide funds to construct, operate, maintain, and safeguard spent nuclear fuel in dry cask storage at the sites for civilian nuclear power reactors; (3) consult with the Commission and include the views of the Commission in the report under paragraph (1); and (4) solicit the views of State and local governments and the public.