Introduced in House
Securing our Radioactive Materials Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Securing our Radioactive Materials Act.
SEC. 2. NRC ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY RISKSTrack this section →
(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).