Has the NRC proposed any legislation that would improve security at nuclear facilities?
The NRC provided legislative proposals to Congress detailing specific initiatives that would further enhance security of NRC-licensed activities by amending the Atomic Energy Act. To date, these proposals include • authorizing armed guards to use deadly force in the protection of the facility; • authorizing armed guards at nuclear plants to carry weapons that are comparable with those used by the Department of Energy’s guard forces; • criminalizing the carrying of unauthorized weapons and explosives into NRC-licensed facilities; • making Federal prohibitions on sabotage applicable to the operation and construction of certain nuclear facilities; • expanding categories of persons subject to fingerprinting; and • providing NRC broader regulatory authority over radioactive material.
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- Has the NRC proposed any legislation that would improve security at nuclear facilities?
