1.This Act may be cited as
the Nuclear Release Notice Act of
2006
.
2.Nuclear release
notice requirementSection 103
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133) is amended—
(1)by redesignating
subsection f. as subsection e.; and
(2)in subsection e.
(as so redesignated)—
(A)by designating the
first, second, and third sentences as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),
respectively;
(B)by striking the
subsection designation and paragraph (1) (as so designated) and inserting the
following:
f.Notice of unplanned release of radioactive
substances
(1)
(A)Each license issued for a utilization facility under this
section or section 104 b. shall require as a condition of the license that in
case of an unplanned release described in subparagraph (B), the licensee shall
immediately notify the Commission, and the State and county in which the
facility is located, of the release.
(B)Subparagraph (A) applies to any unplanned release of
quantities of fission products or other radioactive substances—
(i)in excess of
allowable limits for normal operation established by the Commission or other
applicable Federal laws or standards; and
(ii)within allowable
limits for normal operation established by the Commission or other applicable
Federal laws or standards but that occurs more than twice within a 2-year
period originating from the same source, process, or equipment at a
facility.
;
and
(C)in paragraph (3)
(as so designated), by striking date of enactment of this
subsection
and inserting date of enactment of the
Nuclear Release Notice Act of
2006
.
1.This Act may be cited as
the Nuclear Release Notice Act of
2006
.
2.Nuclear release notice
requirementSection 103 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133) is amended by inserting after
subsection d. the following:
e.Notice of unplanned
release of radioactive substances
(1)
(A)Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
Nuclear Release Notice Act of 2006, the Commission shall promulgate regulations
that require civilian nuclear power facilities licensed under this section or
section 104(b) to provide notice of any release to the environment of
quantities of fission products or other radioactive substances.
(B)In
developing the regulations under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall
consider requiring licensees of civilian nuclear power facilities to provide
notice of the release—
(i)not later than 24 hours
after the release;
(ii)to the Commission and
the governments of the State and county in which the civilian nuclear power
facility is located, if the unplanned release—
(I)- (aa)exceeds allowable
limits for normal operation established by the Commission; and
- (bb)is not subject to more
stringent reporting requirements established in existing regulations of the
Commission; or
(II)- (aa)enters into the
environment; and
- (bb)may cause drinking water
sources to exceed a maximum contaminant level established by the Environmental
Protection Agency for fission products or other radioactive substances under
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and
(iii)to the governments of
the State and county in which the civilian nuclear power facility is located if
the unplanned release reaches the environment by a path otherwise not allowed
or recognized by the operating license of the civilian nuclear power facility
and falls within the allowable limits specified in clause (ii),
including—
(I)considering any
recommendations issued by the Liquid Radioactive Release Lessons-Learned Task
Force;
(II)the frequency and form
of the notice; and
(III)the threshold, volume,
and radiation content that trigger the notice.
(2)Nothing
in this subsection provides to any State or county that receives a notice under
this subsection regulatory jurisdiction over a licensee of a civilian nuclear
power
facility.
.
September 25, 2006
Reported with an amendment