50 U.S.C. § 2344 — Strengthened international security for nuclear materials and security of nuclear operations
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-314 to r/title-50-WAR-AND-NATIONAL-DEFENSE · 247 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Energy must report on options for improving security at foreign nuclear reactors and must pursue joint nuclear-technology programs with Russia. The Secretary may also help foreign reactors address hostile insiders.
(a)(1) Within 270 days after December 2, 2002, the Secretary of Energy must give Congress a report on options for an international program to improve security at nuclear reactors and related materials outside the United States. (2) In evaluating the options, the Secretary must consult the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency about whether actions to reduce terrorist-attack risks at foreign reactors are feasible and advisable.
(b)(1) The Secretary must pursue with Russia’s Ministry of Atomic Energy joint United States-Russia programs to develop nuclear-energy technologies resistant to proliferation, including advanced fuel cycles. (2) Up to $10 million of the specified defense nuclear nonproliferation authorization may be available for those programs.
(c) Using appropriate Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission expertise, the Secretary may give foreign nuclear-reactor facilities technical help to stop hostile insiders from causing incidents by disabling vital systems.
Not later than 270 days after December 2, 2002, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on options for an international program to develop strengthened security for nuclear reactors and associated materials outside the United States.
In evaluating options for purposes of the report, the Secretary shall consult with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency on the feasibility and advisability of actions to reduce the risks associated with terrorist attacks on nuclear reactors outside the United States.
The Secretary shall pursue with the Ministry of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation joint programs between the United States and the Russian Federation on the development of proliferation-resistant nuclear energy technologies, including advanced fuel cycles.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 3101(a)(2) 1 for the Department of Energy for the National Nuclear Security Administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation, up to $10,000,000 may be available for carrying out the joint programs referred to in paragraph (1).
The Secretary may, utilizing appropriate expertise of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, provide technical assistance to nuclear reactor facilities outside the United States with respect to the interdiction of hostile insiders at such facilities in order to prevent incidents arising from the disablement of the vital systems of such facilities.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXI, § 3158, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2741.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-314 · 116 Stat. 2741
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