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Summary

The Administrator for Nuclear Security must run a joint program with the Russian Federation to research, develop, and test technologies that protect against and help respond to nuclear or radiological terrorism. The program must develop tech to detect, identify, assess, control, and dispose of radioactive materials. When possible, it must show other countries how the new technologies and methods work, including response tools, disposal methods, ways to check untracked radioactive sources noted in the DOE Inspector General report DOE/IG–0546, and methods to help create licensing rules and screen international transfers. The Administrator must consult with the Secretaries of Defense, State, and Commerce, and with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Up to $15,000,000 may be used from the funds authorized under section 3101(a)(2) for the NNSA defense nuclear nonproliferation program.

Title 50, §2342

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(a)Program required

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)Program elements

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)Consultation

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)Amount for activities

Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 3101(a)(2) 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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