S. 2224 would require a licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the State and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is an unplanned release of radioactive substances.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inNuclear Release Notice Act of 2007 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to editdirect the wikiNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to promulgate regulations that require civilian nuclear power facility licensees to notify the NRC and beaffected state and county governments within 24 hours of any release of fission products or other radioactive substances: (1) which exceeds allowable limits for normal operation; or (2) enters into the firstenvironment and may cause drinking water sources to provideexceed a detailed summary ofmaximum contaminant level established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Requires the NRC, in developing such regulations, also to consider requiring notice to state and county governments if an unplanned release reaches the environment by a path otherwise not allowed or recognized by the facility's operating license, even though the bill!)release falls within allowable limits.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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