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50 U.S.C. § 2741 to 2743 — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(b)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1458
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2731, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4641, formerly Pub. L. 102–190, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1571; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4641, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(12), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(9), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, provided for forms of worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities. See [section 6261 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6261&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2732, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4642, formerly Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXI, § 3163, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3097; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4642, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(13), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(10), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, required appropriate actions to be taken to ensure safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear facilities. See [section 6262 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6262&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2733, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4643, formerly Pub. L. 102–484, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2646; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4643, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(14), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3134(b)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2193; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(11), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, related to a program to identify and monitor Department of Energy workers exposed to
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2731, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4641, formerly Pub. L. 102–190, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1571; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4641, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(12), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(9), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, provided for forms of worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities. See [section 6261 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6261&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2732, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4642, formerly Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXI, § 3163, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3097; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4642, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(13), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(10), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, required appropriate actions to be taken to ensure safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear facilities. See [section 6262 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6262&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2733, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4643, formerly Pub. L. 102–484, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2646; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4643, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(14), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3134(b)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2193; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(11), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, related to a program to identify and monitor Department of Energy workers exposed to hazardous and radioactive substances. See [section 6263 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6263&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2734, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4644, formerly Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, § 3138, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXI, § 3138(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3087; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4644, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(15), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1780; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(12), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, related to development and funding for programs for persons who may have been exposed to radiation released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. See [section 6264 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6264&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2735, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4645, as added Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3161(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2203, related to the use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear safety of facilities of the Administration and the Office of Environmental Management. See [section 6265 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6265&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2736, 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, required notification to Congress of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear incidents. See [section 6266 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6266&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
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**(a) Funding.—** Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy under title XXXI of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510), the Secretary of Energy shall make available $3,000,000 to the State of Washington, $1,000,000 to the State of Oregon, and $1,000,000 to the State of Idaho. Such funds shall be used to develop and implement programs for the benefit of persons who may have been exposed to radiation released from the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Richland, Washington) between the years 1944 and 1972.
**(b) Programs.—** The programs to be developed by the States may include only the following activities:
(1) Preparing and distributing information on the health effects of radiation to health care professionals, and to persons who may have been exposed to radiation.
(2) Developing and implementing mechanisms for referring persons who may have been exposed to radiation to health care professionals with expertise in the health effects of radiation.
(3) Evaluating and, if feasible, implementing, registration and monitoring of persons who may have been exposed to radiation released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
**(c) Plan and Reports.—**
(1) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall jointly develop a single plan for implementing this section.
(2) Not later than May 5, 1991, such States shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a copy of the plan developed under paragraph (1).
(3) Not later than May 5, 1992, such States shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a single report on the implementation of the plan developed under paragraph (1).
(4) In developing and implementing the plan, such States shall consult with persons carrying out current
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**(a) Training Grant Program.—**
(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award grants to organizations referred to in paragraph (2) in order for such organizations—
(A) to provide training and education to persons who are or may be engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency response at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and
(B) to develop curricula for such training and education.
(2)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to award grants under paragraph (1) to non-profit organizations that have demonstrated (as determined by the Secretary) capabilities in—
(i) implementing and conducting effective training and education programs relating to the general health and safety of workers; and
(ii) identifying, and involving in training, groups of workers whose duties include hazardous substance response or emergency response.
(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of grants under this section to employee organizations and joint labor-management training programs that are grant recipients under section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ([42 U.S.C. 9660a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9660a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1) shall carry out training, education, or curricula development pursuant to Department of Energy orders relating to employee safety training, including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11.
**(b) Enforcement of Employee Safety Standards.—**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess civil penalties against any contractor of the Department of Energy who (as determined by the Secretary)—
(A) employs individuals who are engaged in haza
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**(a) Nuclear Safety at NNSA and DOE Facilities.—** The Administrator and the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the methods for assessing, certifying, and overseeing nuclear safety at the facilities specified in subsection (c) use national and international standards and nuclear industry best practices, including probabilistic or quantitative risk assessment if sufficient data exist.
**(b) Adequate Protection.—** The use of probabilistic or quantitative risk assessment under subsection (a) shall be to support, rather than replace, the requirement under section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2232](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2232&num=0&edition=prelim)) that the utilization or production of special nuclear material will be in accordance with the common defense and security and will provide adequate protection to the health and safety of the public.
**(c) Facilities Specified.—** Subsection (a) shall apply—
(1) to the Administrator with respect to the national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities; and
(2) to the Secretary of Energy with respect to defense nuclear facilities of the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.
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The Secretary of Energy shall take appropriate actions to ensure that—
(1) officials of the Department of Energy who are responsible for independent oversight of matters relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities and enforcement of nuclear safety standards at such facilities maintain independence from officials who are engaged in, or who are advising persons who are engaged in, management of such facilities;
(2) the independent, internal oversight functions carried out by the Department include activities relating to—
(A) the assessment of the safety of defense nuclear facilities;
(B) the assessment of the effectiveness of Department program offices in carrying out programs relating to the environment, safety, health, and security at defense nuclear facilities;
(C) the provision to the Secretary of oversight reports that—
(i) contain validated technical information; and
(ii) provide a clear analysis of the extent to which line programs governing defense nuclear facilities meet applicable goals for the environment, safety, health, and security at such facilities; and
(D) the development of clear performance standards to be used in assessing the adequacy of the programs referred to in subparagraph (C)(ii);
(3) the Department has a system for bringing issues relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities to the attention of the officials of the Department (including the Secretary of Energy) who have authority to resolve such issues in an adequate and timely manner; and
(4) an adequate number of qualified personnel of the Department are assigned to oversee matters relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities and enforce nuclear safety standards at such facilities.
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Energy shall establish and carry out a program for the identification and on-going medical evaluation of current and former Department of Energy employees who are subject to significant health risks as a result of the exposure of such employees to hazardous or radioactive substances during such employment.
**(b) Implementation of Program.—**
(1) The Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, issue regulations under which the Secretary shall implement the program. Such regulations shall, to the extent practicable, provide for a process to—
(A) identify the hazardous substances and radioactive substances to which current and former Department of Energy employees may have been exposed as a result of such employment;
(B) identify employees referred to in subparagraph (A) who received a level of exposure identified under paragraph (2)(B);
(C) determine the appropriate number, scope, and frequency of medical evaluations and laboratory tests to be provided to employees who have received a level of exposure identified under paragraph (2)(B) to permit the Secretary to evaluate fully the extent, nature, and medical consequences of such exposure;
(D) make available the evaluations and tests referred to in subparagraph (C) to the employees referred to in such subparagraph;
(E) ensure that privacy is maintained with respect to medical information that personally identifies any such employee; and
(F) ensure that employee participation in the program is voluntary.
(2)
(A) In determining the most appropriate means of carrying out the activities referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services un
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**(a) Notification.—** The Secretary of Energy or the Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of a nuclear criticality incident resulting from a covered program that results in an injury or fatality or results in the shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered facility by not later than 15 days after the date of such incident.
**(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.—** In carrying out this section, the Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure that each management and operating contractor of a covered facility cooperates in a timely manner.
**(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
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