Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

A bill to protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed.

10/19/2007--Introduced.
Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site or the use of any other location for such testing to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human en more...vironment for which a separate environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Outlines information required to be included in such statement, including:
(1) the possibility of radiation containment failure and the effects of such failure;
(2) possible long-term effects on the water table from underground radiation leakage; and
(3) information with respect to categories of weapons subject to testing.
Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act.
Requires:
(1) advance (seven days) public notice of each test;
(2) prompt notice of each release of radiation resulting from a test; and
(3) a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the safety and health of citizens in the vicinity of the Site. Establishes a Nevada Test Site Citizens Review Board to address environmental, health, and safety issues related to nuclear testing at the Site.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to institutions of higher education to acquire and operate for ten years radiation detection equipment and sensors.
Directs the Secretary of Energy, through the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to monitor any radiation released into the atmosphere as a result of such testing. Requires:
(1) DOE radiation containment assessment; and
(2) public notice of monitoring data.
Requires the:
(1) Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make a grant to establish the National Center for the Study of Radiation and Human Health; and
(2) Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of individuals exposed to nuclear weapons tests.

Sponsor

• Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2208

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 19, 2007

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