§2342 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

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The Administrator for Nuclear Security must run a joint program with the Russian Federation to research, develop, and demonstrate technologies that protect against and respond to nuclear or radiological terrorism. The work must include R&D on detecting, identifying, assessing, controlling, and disposing of radiological materials. Where possible, the program must also show other countries technologies and methods for responding to attacks, disposing of radioactive material, assessing unaccounted sources (per DOE/IG–0546), helping regulators set licensing rules (with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission), and screening international transfers (with the DOE Office of Environment, Safety, and Health). When doing those demonstrations, the Administrator must consult with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Up to $15,000,000 of funds authorized under section 3101(a)(2) may be used for this program.

Title 50, §2342

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(a)The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall carry out with the Russian Federation a cooperative program on the research, development, and demonstration of technologies for protection from and response to nuclear or radiological terrorism.

(b)In carrying out the program required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall—

(1)conduct research and development of technology for protection from nuclear or radiological terrorism, including technology for the detection, identification, assessment, control, and disposition of radiological materials that could be used for nuclear terrorism; and

(2)provide, where feasible, for the demonstration to other countries of technologies or methodologies on matters relating to nuclear or radiological terrorism, including—

(A)the demonstration of technologies developed under the program to respond to nuclear or radiological terrorism;

(B)the demonstration of technologies developed under the program for the disposal of radioactive materials;

(C)the demonstration of methodologies developed under the program for use in evaluating the radiological threat of radiological sources identified as not under current accounting programs in the audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of Energy titled “Accounting for Sealed Sources of Nuclear Material Provided to Foreign Countries” (DOE/IG–0546);

(D)in coordination with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the demonstration of methodologies developed under the program to facilitate the development of a regulatory framework for licensing and controlling radioactive sources; and

(E)in coordination with the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health of the Department of Energy, the demonstration of methodologies developed under the program to facilitate development of consistent criteria for screening international transfers of radiological materials.

(c)In carrying out activities in accordance with subsection (b)(2), the Administrator shall consult with—

(1)the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Commerce; and

(2)the International Atomic Energy Agency.

(d)Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 3101(a)(2) 11 See References in Text note below. for the Department of Energy for the National Nuclear Security Administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation, up to $15,000,000 may be available for carrying out this section.

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section 3101(a)(2), referred to in subsec. (d), is section 3101(a)(2) of Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXI, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2729, which is not classified to the Code. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, and not as part of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 which comprises this chapter.

§2342 Cooperative program on research, development, and demonstration of technology regarding nuclear or radiological terrorism

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Title 50, §2342

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