To provide for a study relative to medical isotope production.

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   Inserted: SEC. 621. MEDICAL ISOTOPE PRODUCTION: NONPROLIFERATION, ANTITERRORISM, AND RESOURCE REVIEW.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Highly enriched uranium for medical isotope production.--The term "highly enriched uranium for medical isotope production" means highly enriched uranium contained in, or for use in, targets to be irradiated for the sole purpose of producing medical isotopes.

   Inserted: (2) Medical isotopes.--The term "medical isotopes" means radioactive isotopes, including molybdenum-99, that are used to produce radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures on patients.

   Inserted: (b) Study.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for the conduct of a study of issues associated with section 134 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d), including issues associated with the implementation of that section.

   Inserted: (2) Contents.--The study shall include an analysis of--

   Inserted: (A) the effectiveness to date of section 134 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d) in facilitating the conversion of foreign reactor fuel and targets to low-enriched uranium, which reduces the risk that highly enriched uranium will be diverted and stolen;

   Inserted: (B) the degree to which isotope producers that rely on United States highly enriched uranium are complying with the intent of section 134 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d) to expeditiously convert targets to low-enriched uranium;

   Inserted: (C) the adequacy of physical protection and material control and accounting measures at foreign facilities that receive United States highly enriched uranium for medical isotope production, in comparison to Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations and Department administrative requirements;

   Inserted: (D) the likely consequences of an exemption of highly enriched uranium exports for medical isotope production from section 134(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d(a)) for--

   Inserted: (i) United States efforts to eliminate highly enriched uranium commerce worldwide through the support of the Reduced Enrichment in Research and Test Reactors program; and

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   Inserted: (ii) other United States nonproliferation and antiterrorism initiatives;

   Inserted: (E) incentives that could supplement the incentives of section 134 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d) to further encourage foreign medical isotope producers to convert from highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium;

   Inserted: (F) whether implementation of section 134 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d) has ever caused, or is likely to cause, an interruption in the production and supply of medical isotopes in needed quantities;

   Inserted: (G) whether the United States supply of isotopes is sufficiently diversified to withstand an interruption of production from any 1 supplier, and, if not, what steps should be taken to diversify United States supply; and

   Inserted: (H) any other aspects of implementation of section 134 of of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160d) that have a bearing on Federal nonproliferation and antiterrorism laws (including regulations) and policies.

   Inserted: (3) Timing; consultation.--The National Academy of Sciences study shall be--

   Inserted: (A) conducted in full consultation with the Secretary of State, the staff of the Reduced Enrichment in Research and Test Reactors program at Argonne National Laboratory, and other interested organizations and individuals with expertise in nuclear nonproliferation; and

   Inserted: (B) submitted to Congress not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

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