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77 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6499
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1414 AN ACT CONCERNING RA DIATION SECURITY.
1515 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1616 Assembly convened:
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1818 Section 1. Section 22a-151 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
1919 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2
2020 As used in sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive: 3
2121 (1) "By-product material" [means radioactive material as defined in 4
2222 Section 11e of Public Law 85-256 (Act of September 2, 1957) and Public 5
2323 Law 89-645 (Act of October 13, 1966), as amended or as interpreted or 6
2424 modified by duly promulgated regulations of the United States Atomic 7
2525 Energy Commission pursuant thereto] has the same meaning as 8
2626 provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 9
2727 (2) "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta 10
2828 particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear 11
2929 particles, but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared or ultra 12
3030 violet light. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 13
3131 shall be empowered to make regulations amending or modifying this 14
3232 definition; 15
3333 (3) "General license" means a license effective pursuant to regulations 16
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4141 Protection without the filing of an application for, or issuance of a 18
4242 licensing document for, the transfer, transport, acquisition, ownership, 19
4343 possession or use of quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-20
4444 product, source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material 21
4545 occurring naturally or produced artificially; 22
4646 (4) "Specific license" means a license, issued after application, to use, 23
4747 manufacture, produce, transfer, transport, receive, acquire, own, or 24
4848 possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-product, 25
4949 source, special nuclear materials or other radioactive material occurring 26
5050 naturally or produced artificially; 27
5151 (5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability 28
5252 company, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private 29
5353 institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other 30
5454 state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, 31
5555 representative, agent or agency of any of the foregoing, other than the 32
5656 United States [Atomic Energy] Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any 33
5757 successor thereto, and other than agencies of the government of the 34
5858 United States licensed by the United States [Atomic Energy] Nuclear 35
5959 Regulatory Commission or any successor thereto; 36
6060 (6) "Registration" means registration in conformance with the 37
6161 requirements of section 22a-148, as amended by this act. The issuance of 38
6262 a specific license pursuant to sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, inclusive, shall 39
6363 be deemed to satisfy fully any registration requirements set forth in said 40
6464 section; 41
6565 (7) "Source material" [means material as defined in Section 11z of 42
6666 Public Law 85-256 (Act of September 2, 1957) and Public Law 89-645 43
6767 (Act of October 13, 1966), as amended or as interpreted or modified by 44
6868 duly promulgated regulations of the United States Atomic Energy 45
6969 Commission pursuant thereto] has the same meaning as provided in 42 46
7070 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 47
7171 (8) "Special nuclear material" [means material as defined in Section 48 Substitute Bill No. 6499
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7878 11aa of Public Law 85-256 (Act of September 2, 1957) and Public Law 89-49
7979 645 (Act of October 13, 1966), as amended or as interpreted or modified 50
8080 by duly promulgated regulations of the United States Atomic Energy 51
8181 Commission pursuant thereto.] has the same meaning as provided in 52
8282 section 42 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 53
8383 (9) "Radioactive materials" means any solid, liquid or gas that emits 54
8484 ionizing radiation spontaneously; 55
8585 (10) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 56
8686 Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee or agent. 57
8787 Sec. 2. Section 22a-153 of the general statutes is repealed and the 58
8888 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 59
8989 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 60
9090 supervise and regulate in the interest of the public health and safety the 61
9191 use of ionizing radiation within the state. 62
9292 (b) Said commissioner may employ, subject to the provisions of 63
9393 chapter 67, and prescribe the powers and duties of such persons as may 64
9494 be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-151 to 22a-158, 65
9595 inclusive, as amended by this act. 66
9696 (c) Said commissioner shall [make such regulations as may be 67
9797 necessary to carry out the provisions of said sections] adopt regulations, 68
9898 in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning sources of 69
9999 ionizing radiation and radioactive materials, including, but not limited 70
100100 to, regulations: 71
101101 (1) Necessary to secure agreement state status from the United States 72
102102 Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to section 274 of the Atomic 73
103103 Energy Act of 1954, 42 USC 2021, as amended from time to time; 74
104104 (2) Relating to the construction, operation, control, tracking, security 75
105105 or decommissioning of sources of ionizing radiation, including, but not 76
106106 limited to, any modification or alteration of such sources; 77 Substitute Bill No. 6499
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113113 (3) Relating to the production, transportation, use, storage, 78
114114 possession, management, treatment, disposal or remediation of 79
115115 radioactive materials; 80
116116 (4) Relating to planning for and responding to terrorist or other 81
117117 emergency events, or the potential for such events, that involve or may 82
118118 include radioactive materials; 83
119119 (5) Necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-151 to 22a-84
120120 158, inclusive, as amended by this act; 85
121121 (6) Establishing fees for the licensure of sources of ionizing radiation, 86
122122 that, in conjunction with the fees collected pursuant to section 22a-148, 87
123123 as amended by this act, shall be sufficient for the administration, 88
124124 implementation and enforcement of an ionizing radiation program; and 89
125125 (7) To reciprocate in the recognition of specific licenses issued by the 90
126126 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or another state 91
127127 that has reached agreement with the NRC pursuant to 42 USC 2021(b), 92
128128 as amended from time to time. 93
129129 (d) The Governor, or the commissioner, is authorized to employ such 94
130130 consultants, experts and technicians as [he shall deem] are necessary for 95
131131 the purpose of conducting investigations and reporting [to him] on 96
132132 matters connected with the implementation of the provisions of [said] 97
133133 sections 22a-148 to 22a-158, inclusive, as amended by this act. 98
134134 (e) Any fees collected in accordance with section 22a-148, as amended 99
135135 by this act, or 22a-150, or any regulations adopted pursuant to 100
136136 subsection (c) of this section, shall be deposited in the General Fund. 101
137137 (f) The commissioner may establish radiation exposure guidelines for 102
138138 emergency responders and the public for the management of 103
139139 emergencies involving radioactive materials. Any such guidelines may 104
140140 be based upon the recommendations of the federal government and the 105
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148148 Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 22a-154 of the general statutes is 107
149149 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 108
150150 1, 2021): 109
151151 (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection [may 110
152152 provide by regulation for] shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 111
153153 the provisions of chapter 54, for the general or specific licensing of [by-112
154154 product, source, special nuclear materials and other] sources of ionizing 113
155155 radiation. [, or devices or equipment utilizing such materials, and for 114
156156 amendment, suspension, or revocation of licenses issued pursuant 115
157157 thereto] The commissioner may issue, deny, renew, modify, suspend or 116
158158 revoke such licenses and may include such terms and conditions in such 117
159159 licenses that the commissioner deems necessary. 118
160160 Sec. 4. Section 22a-157 of the general statutes is repealed and the 119
161161 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 120
162162 No person shall construct, operate, use, manufacture, produce, 121
163163 transport, transfer, receive, acquire, decommission, own or possess any 122
164164 source of ionizing radiation, unless [exempt, licensed or registered in 123
165165 accordance with the provisions of sections 22a-148 to 22a-158, inclusive] 124
166166 such activity is in compliance with all requirements of this chapter, 125
167167 including any regulation adopted, or registration or license issued 126
168168 pursuant to this chapter. No person shall produce, transport, store, 127
169169 possess, manage, treat, remediate, distribute, sell, install, repair or 128
170170 dispose of any radioactive materials, unless such activity is in 129
171171 compliance with all requirements of this chapter, including any 130
172172 regulation adopted, or registration or license issued pursuant to this 131
173173 chapter. No person shall fail to register a source of ionizing radiation 132
174174 required to be registered under this chapter, including as required by 133
175175 any regulation adopted, or registration or license issued pursuant to this 134
176176 chapter. 135
177177 Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) The Commissioner of 136
178178 Energy and Environmental Protection may take steps that the 137
179179 commissioner deems necessary to protect human health and the 138 Substitute Bill No. 6499
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186186 environment, including, but not limited to, investigating, monitoring, 139
187187 abating, containing, mitigating or removing any hazard, potential 140
188188 hazard, pollution, contamination or potential pollution or 141
189189 contamination if: (1) Any person causes or is responsible for any 142
190190 exposure hazard or potential exposure hazard from radioactive 143
191191 materials, radioactive waste or a source of ionizing radiation, or causes 144
192192 or is responsible for pollution, contamination or potential pollution or 145
193193 contamination of any land, water, air or other natural resource of the 146
194194 state through a discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, release, leakage, 147
195195 seepage or filtration of radioactive material or radioactive waste, and 148
196196 does not act immediately to prevent, abate, contain, mitigate or remove 149
197197 such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, contamination, or potential 150
198198 pollution or contamination, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, or 151
199199 (2) the person responsible is unknown, and such hazard, potential 152
200200 hazard, pollution, contamination, or potential pollution or 153
201201 contamination, is not being prevented, abated, contained, mitigated or 154
202202 removed by the federal government, any state agency, any municipality 155
203203 or any regional or interstate authority. The commissioner may enter into 156
204204 a contract with any person for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 157
205205 of this subsection. 158
206206 (b) Any person who causes or is responsible for any exposure hazard 159
207207 or potential exposure hazard from radioactive materials, radioactive 160
208208 waste or a source of ionizing radiation or who causes or is responsible 161
209209 for pollution, contamination, or potential pollution or contamination of 162
210210 any land, water, air or other natural resource of the state through a 163
211211 discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, release, leakage, seepage or 164
212212 filtration of radioactive material or radioactive waste shall be liable for 165
213213 all costs and expenses incurred by the commissioner in accordance with 166
214214 subsection (a) of this section, including all costs and expenses to restore 167
215215 the air, water, land and other natural resources of the state, and shall be 168
216216 liable for all attorneys' fees, court costs and any other legal expenses 169
217217 incurred by the state regarding the recovery of such costs. Nothing in 170
218218 this subsection shall preclude the commissioner from seeking additional 171
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226226 punitive damages. When such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, 173
227227 contamination or potential pollution or contamination results from the 174
228228 action or inaction of more than one person, each person shall be held 175
229229 jointly and severally liable for such costs. Upon request of the 176
230230 commissioner, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action to recover 177
231231 all such costs and expenses from the person who caused or is 178
232232 responsible for any such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, 179
233233 contamination or potential pollution or contamination. 180
234234 (c) Any person who prevents, abates, contains, removes or mitigates 181
235235 any (1) exposure hazard or potential exposure hazard from radioactive 182
236236 materials, radioactive waste or a source of ionizing radiation that is not 183
237237 authorized by a provision of the general statutes, any regulation, 184
238238 registration or license, or (2) any pollution or contamination or potential 185
239239 pollution or contamination of any land, water, air or other natural 186
240240 resources of the state through a discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, 187
241241 release, leakage, seepage or filtration of radioactive material or 188
242242 radioactive waste that is not authorized by a provision of the general 189
243243 statutes, any regulation, registration or license, shall be entitled to 190
244244 reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred or expended for such 191
245245 abatement, containment, removal or mitigation from any person whose 192
246246 negligent, reckless, knowing or intentional action or inaction caused 193
247247 such hazard, potential hazard, pollution, contamination or potential 194
248248 pollution or contamination. When such hazard, potential hazard, 195
249249 pollution, contamination or potential pollution or contamination results 196
250250 from the action or inaction of more than one person, each such person 197
251251 shall be held jointly and severally liable for such costs. 198
252252 (d) Whenever the commissioner incurs contractual obligations in 199
253253 carrying out the authority vested in the commissioner pursuant to 200
254254 subsection (a) of this section and the person who causes or is responsible 201
255255 for the hazard, potential hazard, pollution, contamination or potential 202
256256 pollution or contamination does not assume the tasks and 203
257257 responsibilities that are the subject of such contractual obligations, the 204
258258 commissioner shall request the Attorney General to bring a civil action, 205 Substitute Bill No. 6499
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265265 pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to recover the costs and 206
266266 expenses of such contractual obligations and other costs and expenses 207
267267 provided for in subsection (b) of this section. If the person responsible 208
268268 is unknown, the commissioner shall request the federal government to 209
269269 assume such contractual obligations to the extent provided for by 210
270270 federal law. 211
271271 Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 22a-6a of the general statutes is 212
272272 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 213
273273 1, 2021): 214
274274 (a) Any person who knowingly or negligently violates any provision 215
275275 of section 14-100b or 14-164c, subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 216
276276 15-121, section 15-171, 15-172, 15-175, 22a-5, 22a-6 or 22a-7, chapter 440, 217
277277 chapter 441, section 22a-69 or 22a-74, subsection (b) of section 22a-134p, 218
278278 sections 22a-148 to 22a-150, inclusive, as amended by this act, section 219
279279 22a-153, as amended by this act, 22a-154, as amended by this act, section 220
280280 22a-157, as amended by this act, section 22a-158, section 22a-162, 22a-221
281281 171, 22a-174, 22a-175, 22a-177, 22a-178, 22a-181, 22a-183, 22a-184, 22a-222
282282 190, 22a-208, 22a-208a, 22a-209, 22a-213, 22a-220, 22a-225, 22a-231, 22a-223
283283 336, 22a-342, 22a-345, 22a-346, 22a-347, 22a-349a, 22a-358, 22a-359, 22a-224
284284 361, 22a-362, 22a-365 to 22a-379, inclusive, 22a-401 to 22a-411, inclusive, 225
285285 22a-416, 22a-417, 22a-424 to 22a-433, inclusive, 22a-447, 22a-449, 22a-450, 226
286286 22a-451, 22a-454, 22a-458, 22a-461, 22a-462 or 22a-471, or any regulation, 227
287287 order or permit adopted or issued thereunder by the Commissioner of 228
288288 Energy and Environmental Protection shall be liable to the state for the 229
289289 reasonable costs and expenses of the state in detecting, investigating, 230
290290 controlling and abating such violation. Such person shall also be liable 231
291291 to the state for the reasonable costs and expenses of the state in restoring 232
292292 the air, waters, lands and other natural resources of the state, including 233
293293 plant, wild animal and aquatic life to their former condition insofar as 234
294294 practicable and reasonable, or, if restoration is not practicable or 235
295295 reasonable, for any damage, temporary or permanent, caused by such 236
296296 violation to the air, waters, lands or other natural resources of the state, 237
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305305 expenses shall not preclude the application of any other remedies. 240
306306 Sec. 7. Section 16a-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the 241
307307 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 242
308308 As used in this chapter: 243
309309 (1) "Atomic energy" [means all forms of energy released in the course 244
310310 of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation] has the same meaning as 245
311311 provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 246
312312 (2) "By-product material" [means any radioactive materials, except 247
313313 special nuclear materials, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to 248
314314 the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special 249
315315 nuclear materials] has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as 250
316316 amended from time to time; 251
317317 (3) "Production facility" [means (A) any equipment or device capable 252
318318 of the production of special nuclear material in such quantity as to be of 253
319319 significance to the common defense and security, or in such manner as 254
320320 to affect the health and safety of the public; or (B) any important 255
321321 component part especially designed for such equipment or device] has 256
322322 the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time 257
323323 to time; 258
324324 (4) "Special nuclear material" [means (A) plutonium and uranium 259
325325 enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material 260
326326 which the Governor declares by order to be special nuclear material 261
327327 after the United States Atomic Energy Commission has determined the 262
328328 material to be such; or (B) any material artificially enriched by any of the 263
329329 foregoing] has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as 264
330330 amended from time to time; 265
331331 (5) "Utilization facility" [means (A) any equipment or device, except 266
332332 an atomic weapon, capable of making use of special nuclear materials 267
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340340 security, or in such manner as to affect the health and safety of the 269
341341 public, or peculiarly adapted for making use of atomic energy in such 270
342342 quantity as to be of significance to the common defense and security, or 271
343343 in such manner as to affect the health and safety of the public; or (B) any 272
344344 important component part especially designed for such equipment or 273
345345 device.] has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 2014, as amended 274
346346 from time to time; 275
347347 (6) "Radioactive material" has the same meaning as provided in 42 276
348348 USC 2014, as amended from time to time; 277
349349 (7) "Source material" has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 278
350350 2014, as amended from time to time. 279
351351 Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 22a-148 of the general statutes is 280
352352 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 281
353353 1, 2021): 282
354354 (b) No person, firm, corporation, town, city or borough shall operate 283
355355 or cause to be operated any source of ionizing radiation or shall 284
356356 produce, transport, store, possess or dispose of radioactive materials 285
357357 except under conditions which comply with regulations or with orders 286
358358 imposed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 287
359359 for the protection of the public health and preservation of the 288
360360 environment. Such regulations or orders shall be based [to the extent 289
361361 deemed practicable by said department] on the regulations of the 290
362362 United States [Atomic Energy] Nuclear Regulatory Commission, issued 291
363363 under authority granted to said commission by the Atomic Energy Act 292
364364 of 1954, [and entitled "Standards for Protection against Radiation" or, if 293
365365 such regulations should be deemed inappropriate by the Commissioner 294
366366 of Energy and Environmental Protection, on the latest 295
367367 recommendations of the National Committee on Radiation, as 296
368368 published by the United States Department of Commerce, National 297
369369 Bureau of Standards] as codified in 42 USC 2014, as amended from time 298
370370 to time. No regulation pertaining to radiation sources and radioactive 299
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378378 effective until thirty days after it has been submitted to the Coordinator 301
379379 of Atomic Development Activities unless, upon a finding of emergency 302
380380 need, the governor by order waives all or any part of said thirty-day 303
381381 period. In no case shall any source of ionizing radiation be utilized 304
382382 otherwise than at the lowest practical level consistent with the best use 305
383383 of the radiation facilities or radioactive materials involved. 306
384384 Sec. 9. Section 22a-152 of the general statutes is repealed and the 307
385385 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 308
386386 The Governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into 309
387387 agreements with the government of the United States providing for 310
388388 [discontinuance] relinquishment of certain of the programs of the 311
389389 government of the United States with respect to sources of ionizing 312
390390 radiation and the assumption thereof by this state, as provided for in the 313
391391 Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. 314
392392 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
393393 sections:
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395395 Section 1 October 1, 2021 22a-151
396396 Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 22a-153
397397 Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 22a-154(a)
398398 Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 22a-157
399399 Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 New section
400400 Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 22a-6a(a)
401401 Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 16a-101
402402 Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 22a-148(b)
403403 Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 22a-152
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