A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to clarify the treatment of accelerator-produced and other radioactive material as byproduct material.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 22, 2004)
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to redefine "byproduct material" to include: (1) any discrete source of radium-226 produced, extracted, or converted after extraction, for use in a commercial, medical, or research activity; (2) any material that has been made radioactive by use of a particle accelerator and is produced, extracted, or converted after extraction for use such activities; and (3) any discrete source of naturally occurring radioactive material, other than source material that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) determines would pose a threat similar to that posed by a discrete source of radium-226 and is likewise extracted or converted after extraction, for use in such activities.
Instructs the NRC to: (1) promulgate final regulations establishing requirements and standards it considers necessary for the acquisition, possession, transfer, use, or disposal of byproduct material identified in this Act; and (2) cooperate with the States in formulating those regulations.
Prescribes transition guidelines.
What just happenedJul 22, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 22, 2004
- Jul 22, 2004IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Jul 22, 2004IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8752)
- Jul 22, 2004IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate