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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6386 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power 
facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the 
State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of 
an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a 
nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Reg-
ulatory Commission and the State and county in which 
the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned 
release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR RADIONUCLIDES 
RELEASE. 
Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2133) is amended by inserting after subsection d. 
the following: 
‘‘e.(1) Each license issued for a production or utiliza-
tion facility under this section or section 104 b. shall re-
quire as a condition of the license that, in the case of an 
unplanned release described in paragraph (2), the licensee 
notify, not later than 24 hours after such unplanned re-
lease, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the govern-
ments of the State and county in which the facility is lo-
cated of such unplanned release. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to— 
‘‘(A) any unplanned release of quantities of 
radionuclides in excess of allowable limits for normal 
operation established by the Commission or other 
applicable Federal laws or standards; and 
‘‘(B) any unplanned release of quantities of 
radionuclides within allowable limits for normal op-
eration established by the Commission and other ap-
plicable Federal laws or standards, but that occurs 
more than twice within a 2-year period originating 
from the same source, process, or equipment at the 
facility. 
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‘‘(3) Violation of the condition prescribed by para-
graph (1) of this subsection may, in the Commission’s dis-
cretion, constitute grounds for license revocation. 
‘‘(4) In accordance with section 187 of this Act, the 
Commission shall promptly amend each license for a pro-
duction or utilization facility issued under this section or 
section 104 b. which is in effect on the date of enactment 
of this subsection to include the provisions required under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the Commission shall establish 
and maintain, on the Internet website of the Commission, 
a database of all notifications received by the Commission 
of unplanned releases described in paragraph (2) and 
allow the public to search such database for such notifica-
tions of unplanned releases by licensee.’’. 
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