Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

42 U.S.C. § 2283: Protection of nuclear inspectors

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Federal law prohibits forcibly assaulting, resisting, or interfering with nuclear inspectors performing safety inspections. Violations are punished under 18 U.S.C. § 111, which provides felony penalties.

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are related to any activity or facility licensed by the Commission, and are carried out to satisfy requirements under this chapter or under any other Federal law governing the safety of utilization facilities required to be licensed under section 2133 or 2134(b) of this title, or the safety of radioactive materials, Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person who performs inspections as described under subsection (a) of this section, while such person is engaged in such inspection duties or on account of the performance of such duties, shall be punished as provided under section 111 of title 18 .

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