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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated President.
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President Reagan proposes legislation transferring most responsibilities of DOE to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Congress fails to act on the proposal.
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President Reagan signs the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the nation's first comprehensive nuclear waste legislation.
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A major nuclear accident occurs at Chernobyl Reactor #4 near Pripyat, Ukraine in the Soviet Union, spreading radioactive contamination over a large area.
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Secretary Herrington designates Texas as the site for the Superconducting Super Collider.
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George Bush is inaugurated President.
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Bill Clinton is elected president.
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The Clinton administration releases the Building Public Trust: Actions to Respond to the Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments.
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India explodes several nuclear devices
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President Clinton, in response to allegations of the theft of nuclear secrets at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, requests the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board to investigate and issue a report on the security threat at DOE's nuclear weapons laboratories. Secretary Richardson opens the Consumer Information Office, designed to improve the delivery of DOE products and services to a wider audience and to include consumer viewpoints in DOE policy decisions.
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President Clinton nominates General John A. Gordon to serve as DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Director of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
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Terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.