Securing our Radioactive Materials Act in plain language
1: Short title
This section would give the Act the short title 'Securing our Radioactive Materials Act.'
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing our Radioactive Materials Act .
2: NRC actions to address certain radiological security risks
This section would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take the actions described in a Government Accountability Office report (GAO-24-107014, published September 30, 2024) titled 'Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Has Not Taken Steps to Address Certain Radiological Security Risks.' The Commission would have to factor socioeconomic consequences into its decisions about setting security measures for radioactive materials. The Commission would also have to immediately require that all category 3 licenses be added to the Web-based Licensing System, that all category 3 sources be included and tracked in the National Source Tracking System, and that all vendors verify the legitimacy of a would-be purchaser's category 3 license with the appropriate regulator. Not later than 1 year after this Act becomes law, the Commission would have to revise any guidelines, policies, and regulations as necessary to carry out these requirements.
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2. NRC actions to address certain radiological security risks (a) Actions To be taken by NRC The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall take the following actions, as described in the Government Accountability Office report titled Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Has Not Taken Steps to Address Certain Radiological Security Risks (GAO–24–107014; published September 30, 2024): (1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall incorporate socioeconomic consequences into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision-making for setting security measures for radioactive materials. (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall immediately require that— (A) all category 3 licenses be added to the Web-based Licensing System; (B) all category 3 sources be included and tracked in the National Source Tracking System; and (C) all vendors verify the legitimacy of would-be purchasers’ category 3 licenses with the appropriate regulator. (b) Revision of regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall revise any applicable guidelines, policies, and regulations as necessary to carry out subsection (a).