Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ban All Radioactive Recycling Act of 2013”.
Ban All Radioactive Recycling Act of 2013
A BILL
To prohibit certain transfers of radioactive metal by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Radioactive metal
Amendment— Subtitle D of title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10171) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“152. Radioactive metal
“(a) Prohibition—The Department of Energy shall not plan or undertake sales, trades, barters, or transfers of any metal that has been used or stored in a radiological area other than for the purposes of storage pursuant to subsection (b).
“(b) Storage—Such metal shall, when removed from the radiological area in which it was used or stored, be stored or disposed of at a site—
“(1) specifically licensed by the Commission for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste;
“(2) specifically licensed by a State pursuant to section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021) for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste; or
“(3) at a site on property owned by the Department of Energy that has been approved by the Secretary for the storage or disposal of radioactive waste.”
Conforming amendment— The table of contents of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 151 the following new item: