§2283 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Killing someone who is inspecting activities or facilities that the Commission licenses, or who is inspecting radioactive materials or "utilization facilities" under this law or other federal safety laws requiring licensing under sections 2133 or 2134(b), is a crime and must be punished under section 111 of title 18. Anyone who assaults, resists, blocks, frightens, or otherwise interferes with those inspectors while they are doing inspections, or because of their inspection work, must also be punished under section 111 of title 18.

Title 42, §2283

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(a)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,

(b)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.

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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