Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Securing our Radioactive Materials Act”.
Securing our Radioactive Materials Act
A BILL
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 NRC actions to address certain radiological security risks
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):
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall incorporate socioeconomic consequences into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision-making for setting security measures for radioactive materials.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall immediately require that—
all category 3 licenses be added to the Web-based Licensing System;
all category 3 sources be included and tracked in the National Source Tracking System; and
all vendors verify the legitimacy of would-be purchasers’ category 3 licenses with the appropriate regulator.
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).