martindale.com
Legal Library
|
NRC Issues Guidelines on Use of Firearms by Security Personnel at Licensed Facilities by David A. Repka
Winston & Strawn LLP - Chicago Office
Mark J. Wetterhahn
Winston & Strawn LLP - Washington Office
|
|
October 22, 2009
Previously published on September 2009
Some four years after the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EP Act"), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC" or "Commission") has issued, with the approval of the United States Attorney General, guidelines on the use of firearms by security personnel whose duties include the protection of NRC-regulated facilities. These guidelines are a prerequisite to the implementation of Section 653 of the EP Act which added a new Section 161A. to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ("AEA") regarding the use of firearms by security personnel. The issuance of these guidelines represents merely an intermediate step in permitting certain licensees to obtain weapons not previously permitted to be owned or possessed under Commission authority, i.e., short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles and machine guns (collectively "enhanced weapons").
|
The views expressed in this document are solely the views of the author and not Martindale-Hubbell. This document is intended for informational purposes only and is not legal advice or a substitute for consultation with a licensed legal professional in a particular case or circumstance. |
| | View More Library Documents By... | | | |
| | | | Winston & Strawn LLP Overview |
Practice Area Resource Centers
|
|