Reauthorization and extension of the Price-Anderson Act. Hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, March 18, 1987

The hearing address reauthorization and extension of the Price-Anderson Act, first enacted in 1957, which sets up a comprehensive, compensation-oriented system of liability insurance for Department of Energy Contractors and fore the Nuclear Regulatory commission licensees. The system assures the public of compensation in case of a nuclear accident while maintaining a predictable limit on liability. Statements and materials submitted for the record by federal and state officials, utilities, public service agencies and consumer groups are provided