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HR 1326 112th Congress House

Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011

Official title: To underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Saf… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2011

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011 - Directs the President to instruct the U.S. delegate to the Convention on Nuclear Safety to encourage: (1) parties to more systematically assess their progress in improving safety; (2) parties to increase the number of national reports and related answers to questions available to the public by posting them to a publicly available website of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); (3) the IAEA to assist the preparation of national reports and provide technical support to improve civilian nuclear program safety; (4) countries that currently have or are considering the establishment of a civilian nuclear power program to formally join the Convention; and (5) parties to expand cooperation on prediction and analysis capability for earthquakes, tsunamis, and on radiation as it is transported away from nuclear sites.

Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress the U.S. government's strategic plan and goals for international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors.

Sets forth reporting requirements regarding: (1) implementation of such strategic plan, and (2) U.S. efforts to further international nuclear safety.

Defines "party'' as a nation that has formally joined the Convention.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1326: Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1326/
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"H.R. 1326: Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1326/.
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H.R. 1326, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1326/.
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