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Contract: Effects of TMI Nuclear Power Plant Accident on Residental Property Value, Awarded to PA State Univ
ML19323E590
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Issue date: 05/13/1980
From: Randy Baker, Morton K
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM), PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV., UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
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CON-FIN-B-7078, CON-NRC-04-80-216, CON-NRC-4-80-216 NUDOCS 8005270017
Download: ML19323E590 (7)


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Contract No. NRC-04-80-21E

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. CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PEllNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE U. S.~flUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION THIS AGREEMENT, effective the 15th day of April

,19 80, by and between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter referred to as the " Government"), as represented by the t1UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (hereinafter referred to as the " Commission"), and THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY existing under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania with its principal office in University Park, PA (hereinafter referred to as the " Contractor"),

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Commission desires to have the Contractor perform certain research work, as hereinafter provided; and i

i WHEREAS, this agreement is authorized by law, including the Energy Reorganization

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Act of 1974, as amended, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I - THE RESEARCH TO BE PERFORMED (a)

The Contractor shall, to the best of its ability, furnish personnel, facil-ities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services, except such as are I

furnished by the Government, necessary for the performance of the research provided for in Appendix A hereto, and shall perform the research and report thereon pursuant to the provisions of this contract.

It is understood that Appendix A, a guide to the performance of this contract, may be deviated from by the Contractor subject to the specific requirements of this contract.

(b)

This work shall be conducted under the direction of Professor Hays B. Gamble or such other member of the Contractor's staff as may be mutually satisfactory to the parties.

ARTICLE II - THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance under this contract shall commence on April 15, 1980 and expire on Jan. 15,1981.

Performance may be extended for additional periods by the mutual written agreement of the parties.

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n Page No. 2 AP.TICLE III - CONSIDERATION (a)

In full consideration of the Contra'ctor's performance hereunder, the Commission shall furnish the equipment, supplies, materials, and services, if any, listed in Article A-II(b) and pay the Contractor the sum of

$63,462.00, hereinafter called the " Support Ceiling" which sum shall be subject to adjustment as hereinaf ter provided.

(b)

Payments to the Contractor shall equal the " Cumulative Support Cost" of the performance of this contract, as the term " Cumulative Support Cost" is defined in Article B-XXVIII, provided, however, and notwithstanding any other provisions of this contract, that the Government's monetary liability under this contract shall not exceed the Support Ceiling specified in (a) above.

The Commission shall not pay more than the Support Ceiling or an amount equal to the Cumulative Support Cost, whichever is less.

The Contractor shall be obligated to perform under this contract throughout the agreed-upon period of performance, and to bear all costs which the Commission has not agreed to pay, provided, however, that the Contractor shall have the right to cease to perform the research provided for in this contract, upon written notice to the Commission to that effect, at any time when or after the Cumulative Support Cost equals or exceeds the Support Ceiling.

(c)

The Support Ceiling specified in (a) above may be increased unilaterally by the Commission by written notice to the Contractor and may be increased or decreased by written agreement of the parties (whether or not by formal modification to this contract).

In the event the stated period of con-tract performance is extended, the Support Ceiling will be revised to reflect any increased Commission support for the extended period or periods.

(d)

Upon termination, or expiration of the total period of performance, the Contractor shall promptly refund to the Commission (or make such dis-position as the Commission may in writing direct) any sums paid by the Commission to the Contractor under this contract, in excess of the Cumula-tive Support Cost incurred in performance under this contract.

ARTICLE IV - GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

-The following items of property procured or fabricated by the Contractor are hereby listed as " Government property":

None ARTICLE V - APPENDICES Appendix A, Appendix B - General Provisions and Appendix C - Statement of Costs, are hereby attached to and made a part of this contract.

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The Contractor agrees to comply with the Commission's Regulation (Part 4 of Title 10, Chapter 1, Code of Federal Regulations), as amended, effectuating the provisions of Title VI of the Civil' Rights Act of 1964, and Title IV of the Energy Reorganization Act of-1974, as amended.

ARTICLE VII - C0 1FLICT OF INTEREST ^

The Contractor agrees to adopt policies and procedures, designed to avoid conflict-of-interest situations, which are in substantial conformance with the Joint Statement of the Council of American Association of University Professors and the American Council on Education of December 1964, entitled "On Preventing Conflicts of Interest in Government-Sponsored Research at Universities", which policies and procedures will be in connection with this contract.

ARTICLE VIII - ALTEPATI0 tis a.

Article B-XXII, Priorities, Allocations, and Allotments, of Appendix B is deleted in its entirety.

b.

In accordance with FPR Temporary Regulation Do. 39, Article B-XXVII, Listings of Employment Doenings, of Appendix B is deleted in its entirety and inserted in lieu thereof is the attached Article B-XXVII, Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era.

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Article B-XXXII, Emoloyment of the Handicaoped, of Appendix B is deleted in its entirety and inserted in lieu thereof is the attached Article B-XXXII, Employment of the Handicapped.

d.

The attached Article B-XXXIII, Preference for U. S. Flag Air Carriers, is added to Appendix B.

The attached Article B-XXXIV, Clean Air and Water, is added to Appendix B.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document.

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Ah Kellogg Vu Morton, Chief' Research Contracts Branch (title) i Nuclear Regulatory Commission THEPEfISYLVANIASTATEUNIVERSITY BY:

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Richard H. Baker p Assist, ant Treasurer (title)

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of the Contract 6r named (title) under this document; that Richard H. Baker (signatory) who signed this document on behalf of said Contractor was then Assistant Treasurer of said Contractor; that (title) this document was duly ' signed for and on behalf of said Contractor by authority of its governing body and is within the scope of its legal powers.

IN WITNESS WHERE0F, I have hereunto affixed my hand a'nd the seal of said Contracto r.

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C0fiTRACTOR:

The Pennsylvania State University

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Appendix'A For the contract period, Aprill5,1980 through Janua'ry 15, 1981:

Article A-I RESEARCH TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTOR (a) The unclassified scope of work under this contract entitled " Effects of Three Mile Island fluclear Power Plant Accident on Residential Property Value," is as follows:

~Study the effects of the TMI accident of March,1979, on property values in the region surrounding the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.

Three categories of pmperty will be studied; residential property, undeveloped building lots, and raw undeveloped land.

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Residential pmperties: The effects of the TMI accident on both the number of sales and market values will be examined as a function of:

(1) distance from the plant; (2) direction from the plant to account for any possible differential effects due to direction of prevailing winds; (3) property value class to account for possible differential effects between high, medium, and low valued residential properties; and (4) time, to detennine if the magnitudes of the effects, where found,

" decay" over time after March,1979.

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Lots:

The number of sales and market values of lots subdivided for development will be examined as a function of:

(1) distance from the plant, (2) direction from the plant, and (3) time.

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Undeveloped land: The acreage and market values of undeveloped tracts of farmland, forestland, and vacant land that have sold but are not subdivided or improved (water, set.ers, roads, and other utilities) will be examined as a function of:

j (1) distance fmm the plant, (2) direction from the plant, and (3) time.

The above objectives will be examined separately and in combination.

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(b)

The Princi amount (s) pal Investigator expects'to devote the following approximate of time to the contract work:

H. B. Gamble:

50% of his time for nine (9) nonths.

ARTICLE A-II WAYS AND MEAT 1S OF PERFORMA11CE (a)

Items for which support will be provided as indicated in A-III, below

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(1) Salaries and Wages

$ 29,414.00 (2)

Equipment to be purchased or fabricated by the Contractor

$ (3) Travel (i) Domestic 3,847.00 (ii)

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Indirect costs based on a predeternined rate of 60.85 percent applicable to salaries and wages.

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Items, if any, significant to the performance of this contract, but excluded from computation of Support Cost and from consideration in proportioning costs:

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Page 3 Article A-III The total estimated cost of items under A-II(a) above for the contract period stated in this Appendix A is S 63,462.00 ; the Corrmission will pay 100 percent of the actual costs of these items incurred during the contract period stated l

in this Appendix A, subject to the provisions of Article -III and Article B-XXVIII.

The estimated fiRC Support Cost for the contract period stated in this Appendix A is $ 63,462.00..

The estimated tiRC Support Cost is funded as follows:

(a)

Estimated unexpended balance from prior period (s)

(b) tiew funds for the current period

$ 63,462.00 (c)

The new funds being added in A-III(b) constitute the basis for advance payments provided under Article B-X.

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