50 USC 2736 - Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear incidents

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 17, 2024

§ 2736.

Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear incidents

(a)

Notification

(b)

Elements of notification

Each notification submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

A description of the incident, including the cause of the incident.

(2)

In the case of a criticality incident, whether the incident caused a facility, or part of a facility, to be shut down.

(3)

The effect, if any, on the mission of the Administration or the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.

(4)

Any corrective action taken in response to the incident.

(c)

Database

(1)

The Secretary shall maintain a record of incidents described in paragraph (2).

(2)

An incident described in this paragraph is any of the following incidents resulting from a covered program:

(A)

A nuclear criticality incident that results in an injury or fatality or results in the shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered facility.

(B)

A non-nuclear incident that results in serious bodily injury or fatality at a covered facility.

(d)

Cooperation

(e)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)

the congressional defense committees; and

(B)

the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

(2)

The term “covered facility” means—

(A)

a facility of the nuclear security enterprise; and

(B)

a facility conducting activities for the defense environmental cleanup program of the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.

(3)

The term “covered program” means—

(A)

programs of the Administration; and

(B)

defense environmental cleanup programs of the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4646, as added Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(a)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2194; amended Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(13), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080.)

cite as: 50 USC 2736