PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Killing a person who is doing inspections of activities or facilities licensed by the Commission, or inspections required under this chapter or other federal laws for the safety of utilization facilities that must be licensed under sections 2133 or 2134(b) or for the safety of radioactive materials, is a federal crime. If the person is killed while doing those inspection duties or because of them, the killer faces the penalties in 18 U.S.C. 1111 and 1112. Physically attacking, resisting, blocking, threatening, or otherwise interfering with someone doing those same inspections, while they are working or because of their work, is also a federal crime. That conduct is punishable under 18 U.S.C. 111.

Title 42, §2283

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Homicide

Whoever kills any person who performs any inspections which—

(1)are related to any activity or facility licensed by the Commission, and

(2)are carried out to satisfy requirements under this chapter or under any other Federal law governing the safety of utilization facilities required to be licensed under section 2133 or 2134(b) of this title, or the safety of radioactive materials,

shall be punished as provided under section 1111 and 1112 of title 18. The preceding sentence shall be applicable only if such person is killed while engaged in the performance of such inspection duties or on account of the performance of such duties.

(b)Assault

Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person who performs inspections as described under subsection (a) of this section, while such person is engaged in such inspection duties or on account of the performance of such duties, shall be punished as provided under section 111 of title 18.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.

§2283 Protection of Nuclear Inspectors