§2344 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

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The Secretary of Energy must, within 270 days after December 2, 2002, send Congress a report on options for an international program to make nuclear reactors and materials outside the United States more secure, after talking with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency about ways to reduce terrorist risks. The Secretary must pursue joint programs with Russia’s Ministry of Atomic Energy to develop proliferation‑resistant technologies, including advanced fuel cycles, with up to $10,000,000 of DOE/NNSA defense nonproliferation funds available, and may give technical help to foreign reactors to prevent hostile insiders from disabling vital systems.

Title 50, §2344

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(a)(1)Not later than 270 days after December 2, 2002, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on options for an international program to develop strengthened security for nuclear reactors and associated materials outside the United States.

(2)In evaluating options for purposes of the report, the Secretary shall consult with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency on the feasibility and advisability of actions to reduce the risks associated with terrorist attacks on nuclear reactors outside the United States.

(b)(1)The Secretary shall pursue with the Ministry of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation joint programs between the United States and the Russian Federation on the development of proliferation-resistant nuclear energy technologies, including advanced fuel cycles.

(2)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 $10,000,000 may be available for carrying out the joint programs referred to in paragraph (1).

(c)The Secretary may, utilizing appropriate expertise of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, provide technical assistance to nuclear reactor facilities outside the United States with respect to the interdiction of hostile insiders at such facilities in order to prevent incidents arising from the disablement of the vital systems of such facilities.

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section 3101(a)(2), referred to in subsec. (b)(2), 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.

§2344 Strengthened international security for nuclear materials and security of nuclear operations

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