U.S. House Floor remarks regarding the Weaver amendment requiring evacuation plans for nuclear plants
Title
U.S. House Floor remarks regarding the Weaver amendment requiring evacuation plans for nuclear plants
Description
In a speech given on the U.S. House floor, Congressman Les AuCoin advocated for the Weaver amendment, which aimed to "require evacuation plans to be filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission before licenses can be granted for nuclear plants." In his speech Congressman AuCoin mentioned the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the most severe nuclear accident in U.S. history. Oregon's 1st congressional district, which Congressman AuCoin represented, was home to the first and only nuclear power plant in Oregon, the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in Rainier, Oregon. The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant closed in 1992. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date: Display
June 18, 1979
Identifier
PUA_MS147_351
Subject
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Bills, Legislative
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.)
Energy Policy
Nuclear energy
Place
Rainier, Oregon
Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania
United States
Copyright
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text