§ 2284. Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel
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(a)Physical damage to facilities, etc. Any person who knowingly destroys or causes physical damage to—
(1)any production facility or utilization facility licensed under this chapter;
(2)any nuclear waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility licensed under this chapter;
(3)any nuclear fuel for a utilization facility licensed under this chapter, or any spent nuclear fuel from such a facility;
(4)any uranium enrichment, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility licensed or certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
(5)any production, utilization, waste storage, waste treatment, waste disposal, uranium enrichment, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility subject to licensing or certification under this chapter during construction of the facility, if the destruction or damage caused or attempted to be caused could adversely affect public health and safety during the operation of the facility;
(6)any primary facility or backup facility from which a radiological emergency preparedness alert and warning system is activated; or
(7)any radioactive material or other property subject to regulation by the Commission that, before the date of the offense, the Commission determines, by order or regulation published in the Federal Register, is of significance to the public health and safety or to common defense and security; 1
or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both, and, if death results to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
(b)Unauthorized use or tampering with facilities, etc. Any person who knowingly causes an interruption of normal operation of any such facility through the unauthorized use of or tampering with the machinery, components, or controls of any such facility, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both, and, if death results to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 236, as added Pub. L. 96–295, title II, § 204(a), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 787; amended Pub. L. 97–415, § 16, Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2076; Pub. L. 101–575, § 5(d), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2835; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; amended Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII, §§ 810(f), 811(h), Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 380, 381; Pub. L. 109–58, title VI, § 655, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 813.)
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- Public Law 97–415To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–458To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–58To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy
- Public Law 104–132To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes
- Public Law 96–295To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–575To encourage solar, wind, waste, and geothermal power production by removing the size limitations contained in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
- Public Law 107–56To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–391To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 101RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
- Sec. 655SABOTAGE OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, FUEL, OR DESIGNATED MATERIAL
- Sec. 236Sabotage of Nuclear Facilities or Fuel
- Sec. 808DEFINITION OF FEDERAL CRIME OF TERRORISM
- Sec. 803PROHIBITION AGAINST HARBORING TERRORISTS
- Sec. 805MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM
- Sec. 810ALTERNATE MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR TERRORISM OFFENSES
- Sec. 811PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES
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- Sec. 4Post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system
- Sec. 103Post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system
- Sec. 102Post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system
- Sec. 2False communications to cause an emergency response
- Sec. 101Risk and needs assessment system
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- Sec. 2False communications to cause an emergency response
- Sec. 2False communications to cause an emergency response
- Sec. 2False communications to cause an emergency response
- Sec. 2False communications to cause an emergency response
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- Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724
- Pub. L. 96–295, title II, § 204(a)
- 94 Stat. 787
- Pub. L. 97–415, § 16
- 96 Stat. 2076
- Pub. L. 101–575, § 5(d)
- 104 Stat. 2835
- Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8)
- 106 Stat. 2944
- Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII
- 115 Stat. 380
- Pub. L. 109–58, title VI, § 655
- 119 Stat. 813
- act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724
- act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1
- 68 Stat. 919
- Pub. L. 109–58, § 655(b)
- Pub. L. 109–58, § 655(a)
- Pub. L. 107–56
- Pub. L. 107–56, § 811(h)(1)(B)
- Pub. L. 101–575
- Pub. L. 97–415
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ActAug. 1, 1946, ch. 724
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–295, title II, § 204(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–415, § 16
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