Securing our Radioactive Materials Act
H.R. 1636119th Congress

Securing our Radioactive Materials Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)8 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Feb 26, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Securing our Radioactive Materials Act.

(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).

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