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[CITE: 42USC5846]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 73--DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SOURCES
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION; NUCLEAR WHISTLEBLOWER 
                               PROTECTION
 
Sec. 5846. Compliance with safety regulations


(a) Notification to Commission of noncompliance

    Any individual director, or responsible officer of a firm 
constructing, owning, operating, or supplying the components of any 
facility or activity which is licensed or otherwise regulated pursuant 
to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], or 
pursuant to this chapter, who obtains information reasonably indicating 
that such facility or activity or basic components supplied to such 
facility or activity--
        (1) fails to comply with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
    amended, or any applicable rule, regulation, order, or license of 
    the Commission relating to substantial safety hazards, or
        (2) contains a defect which could create a substantial safety 
    hazard, as defined by regulations which the Commission shall 
    promulgate,

shall immediately notify the Commission of such failure to comply, or of 
such defect, unless such person has actual knowledge that the Commission 
has been adequately informed of such defect or failure to comply.

(b) Penalty for failure to notify

    Any person who knowingly and consciously fails to provide the notice 
required by subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil 
penalty in an amount equal to the amount provided by section 234 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U.S.C. 2282].

(c) Posting of requirements

    The requirements of this section shall be prominently posted on the 
premises of any facility licensed or otherwise regulated pursuant to the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.].

(d) Inspection and enforcement

    The Commission is authorized to conduct such reasonable inspections 
and other enforcement activities as needed to insure compliance with the 
provisions of this section.

(Pub. L. 93-438, title II, Sec. 206, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1246.)

                       References in Text

    The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, referred to in subsecs. 
(a) and (c), is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 
1954, ch. 1073, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 921, and amended, which is classified 
generally to chapter 23 (Sec. 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 2011 of this title and Tables.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of certain functions from Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
to Chairman thereof, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1980, 45 F.R. 40561, 94 
Stat. 3585, set out as a note under section 5841 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2297h-13 of this title.
