3.0.0 3444 2017-12-15T00:38:25Z 2017-12-15T00:38:25Z Senate S S 2008-08-01 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T17:28:39Z Nuclear Facility and Material Security Act of 2008 110 6816 HR 2008-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Identical bill CRS 2008-08-01 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N Energy Administrative procedure Aviation safety Bombs Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Emergency medicine Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Independent regulatory commissions Inspectors general Law Medical research Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear fuels Nuclear power plants Nuclear security measures Nuclear terrorism Preventive medicine Radiation victims Radioactive wastes Science, Technology, Communications Storage Terrorism Thyroid diseases Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Energy 00 2008-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-08T14:51:00Z Nuclear Facility and Material Security Act of 2008 - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue a final rule requiring: (1) all commercial nuclear power reactors approved for construction after enactment of this Act to be designed to withstand a large commercial aircraft impact; and (2) certain spent fuel security enhancements.

Directs the NRC to issue an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation security final rule that: (1) makes such installations subject to specified security evaluation requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; and (2) incorporates such installations into a certain design basis threat rule.

Requires the NRC to consider the likely consequences of a potential terrorist attack in any review it is required to undertake under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Amends the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 to repeal the statement that certain requirements to make potassium iodide tablets available to state and local governments for stockpiling shall cease to apply if the President determines that there is an alternative and more effective prophylaxis or preventive measures for adverse thyroid conditions that may result from the release of radionuclides from nuclear power plants.

Vests the Secretary of Health and Human Services with all federal authority over the distribution of potassium iodide as a medical prophylaxis for radiological exposure in humans.

Directs the Secretary to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for studies on appropriate emergency response plans to nonroutine releases of radioactive materials, including from nuclear power plants, spent fuel storage facilities, radiological dispersal devices, and improvised nuclear explosive devices.

Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for the stockpiling and distribution of potassium iodide tablets in the event of a nuclear incident.

Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish within the Office of the Inspector General of the NRC a unit with appropriate and adequate technical staff with nuclear power plant experience to audit NRC regulatory oversight regarding civilian nuclear facilities.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the NRC to promulgate final rules governing radiation source protection measures.

Directs the NRC to publish final rules: (1) revising regulations on security requirements for transportation of radiation sources; (2) requiring carriers and transporters transporting radiation sources within the United States to be licensed by the NRC; (3) revising National Source Tracking System regulations to require technologies and systems that can provide real-time tracking and enable locating of specified radiation sources; and (4) establishing requirements leading to the replacement of all high-risk radiation sources.

Authorizes appropriations for the acceptance, storage, and disposition of high-risk radiation sources by the Department of Energy United States Radiological Threat Reduction Program.

]]> Nuclear Facility and Material Security Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Facility and Material Security Act of 2008 Display Title Nuclear Facility and Material Security Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for upgrading security at civilian nuclear facilities and of nuclear materials that could be used to construct a dirty bomb. Introduced in Senate 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3444is/xml/BILLS-110s3444is.xml 2008-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.