50 U.S.C. § 2342 — Cooperative program on research, development, and demonstration of technology regarding nuclear or radiological terrorism

(a) The Administrator for Nuclear Security must carry out with the Russian Federation a cooperative program to research, develop, and demonstrate technologies for protecting against and responding to nuclear or radiological terrorism.

(b) To carry out the program, the Administrator must: (1) research and develop technology for protection from nuclear or radiological terrorism, including technology to detect, identify, assess, control, and dispose of radiological materials that could be used for nuclear terrorism; and (2) when feasible, arrange for other countries to see demonstrations of technologies or methods related to nuclear or radiological terrorism. Those demonstrations include: (A) technologies developed under the program to respond to nuclear or radiological terrorism; (B) technologies developed under the program to dispose of radioactive materials; (C) methods developed under the program to evaluate the radiological threat from sources identified in the Department of Energy Inspector General audit “Accounting for Sealed Sources of Nuclear Material Provided to Foreign Countries” (DOE/IG–0546) as not covered by current accounting programs; (D) in coordination with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, methods developed under the program to help create a regulatory system for licensing and controlling radioactive sources; and (E) in coordination with the Department of Energy Office of Environment, Safety, and Health, methods developed under the program to help create consistent standards for screening international transfers of radiological materials.

(c) For activities under subsection (b)(2), the Administrator must consult the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Commerce, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

(d) Up to $15 million of the amount authorized for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation under section 3101(a)(2) may be available to carry out this section.