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Introduced
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
In Committee
04/14/2025
04/14/2025
Crossed Over
04/07/2025
04/07/2025
Passed
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Provides that all intrastate and interstate shippers or carriers (rather than intrastate and interstate carriers) of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel are required to notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security no less than 7 days (rather than 24 hours) prior to any transportation of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel. Changes the definition of "carrier" and "irradiated reactor fuel". Adds a definition of "shipper". Provides that the Agency may collect, store, and dispose of uncontrolled sources of radiation that have entered the public domain and that the Agency considers to be a threat to public health and safety or the environment. Authorizes the Agency to assess actual costs, as appropriate, for the collection, storage, and disposal of uncontrolled sources of radiation that have entered the public domain and that the Agency considers to be a threat to public health and safety or the environment against any person that owns, owned, possesses, or is responsible for the radioactive material entering the public domain.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 to modify regulations surrounding the transportation and management of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel in Illinois. The bill changes the notification requirements for shippers (previously carriers) of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel, extending the advance notice period from 24 hours to 7 days before transportation, and requires notification to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency about the proposed route, entry time and place, and quantity of fuel. The bill also updates definitions, clarifying that "irradiated reactor fuel" means nuclear fuel withdrawn from a reactor that has not been reprocessed, and introducing a new definition of "shipper" as the entity offering the fuel for transportation. Additionally, the bill grants the Agency new authority to collect, store, and dispose of uncontrolled radiation sources that are deemed a threat to public health, safety, or the environment, with the power to assess and recover the actual costs of these actions from the owner or responsible party of the radioactive material. These changes aim to enhance radiation safety protocols and provide the state agency with more comprehensive oversight of radioactive materials.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (7)
Matt Hanson (D)*,
Laura Murphy (D)*,
Michael Crawford (D),
Martha Deuter (D),
Brad Fritts (R),
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D),
Marty McLaughlin (R),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0330 (on 08/15/2025)
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