Sec. 3161. USE OF PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE NUCLEAR SAFETY
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## SEC. 3161 USE OF PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE NUCLEAR SAFETY ###
(a)In General Subtitle C of title XLVI of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2731 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 4645 USE OF PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE NUCLEAR SAFETY OF FACILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > > **[**[50 U.S.C. 2735](/us/usc/t50/s2735)**]** > > > ### “(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) 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.” > . ###
(b)Clerical Amendment The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4644 the following new item:" “Sec. 4645. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear safety of facilities of the Administration and the Office of Environmental Management.” ".
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- 50 USC 2731
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Sec. 3161
USE OF PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE NUCLEAR SAFETY
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