119 STAT. 800
PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005
‘‘(1) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, initiate a rulemaking proceeding, including notice and opportunity for public comment, to be completed not later than 18 months after that date, to revise the design basis threats of the Commission; or ‘‘(2) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, complete any ongoing rulemaking to revise the design basis threats. ‘‘b. FACTORS.—When conducting its rulemaking, the Commission shall consider the following, but not be limited to— ‘‘(1) the events of September 11, 2001; ‘‘(2) an assessment of physical, cyber, biochemical, and other terrorist threats; ‘‘(3) the potential for attack on facilities by multiple coordinated teams of a large number of individuals; ‘‘(4) the potential for assistance in an attack from several persons employed at the facility; ‘‘(5) the potential for suicide attacks; ‘‘(6) the potential for water-based and air-based threats; ‘‘(7) the potential use of explosive devices of considerable size and other modern weaponry; ‘‘(8) the potential for attacks by persons with a sophisticated knowledge of facility operations; ‘‘(9) the potential for fires, especially fires of long duration; ‘‘(10) the potential for attacks on spent fuel shipments by multiple coordinated teams of a large number of individuals; ‘‘(11) the adequacy of planning to protect the public health and safety at and around nuclear facilities, as appropriate, in the event of a terrorist attack against a nuclear facility; and ‘‘(12) the potential for theft and diversion of nuclear materials from such facilities.’’. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. prec. 2011) (as amended by section 624(b)) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to chapter 14 the following: ‘‘Sec. 170D. Security evaluations. ‘‘Sec. 170E. Design basis threat rulemaking.’’.
(3) FEDERAL SECURITY COORDINATORS.— (A) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall assign a Federal security coordinator, under the employment of the Commission, to each region of the Commission. (B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Federal security coordinator shall be responsible for— (i) communicating with the Commission and other Federal, State, and local authorities concerning threats, including threats against such classes of facilities as the Commission determines to be appropriate; (ii) monitoring such classes of facilities as the Commission determines to be appropriate to ensure that they maintain security consistent with the security plan in accordance with the appropriate threat level; and
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