ML20154N473
| ML20154N473 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/19/1975 |
| From: | Karen Chapman NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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STATEMENT OF MR. KENNETH R. CHAPMAN DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ' JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY ON THE SUBJECT OF NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT NOVEMBER 19, 1975 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: j l AM PLEASED TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TO DISCUSS THE URGENT ISSUE OF THE MANAGEMENT OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE MATERIALS FROM
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THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY, AND THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PROGRAM FOR THE REGULATION OF THOSE WASTE MANAGl: MENT ACTIVITIES.
IN CALLING FOR THIS HEARING ON NUCLEAR WAS'E MANAGEMENT, THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY NOTED THAT IT WISHED INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAMS AND PLANS OF THE THREE AGENCIES (ERDA, NRC, AND EPA) REGARDING THE SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES. THE NRC AGREES WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF ,
THE COMMITTEE THAT ADEQUATE SOLUTIONS TO SAFE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR WASTES IS OF " PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE", AND WE HAVE PUBLICLY NOTED THAT IMPORTANCE FROM THE TIME OF e /
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION. IN RECOGNITION OF THIS, WE ARE DEVELOPING A REGULATORY PROGRAM WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING ASSURANCE THAT THE SOLUTIONS SELECTED ARE INDEED
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IN RESPONDING TODAY, WE SHALL COVER WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL BUT SHALL FOCUS OUR REMARKS ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE REGULATION OF STORAGE AND' DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES AND OUR PROGRAMS AND PLANS FOR PEGULATIONS AND LICENSING OF WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES. THE REGULATION OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES IN A MANNER WHICH ASSURES THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY NOW AND IN THE FUTURE POSES SOME SIGNI-FICANT AND UNIQUE PROBLEMS. TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS MUST BE DEVELOPED WHICH ARE COMPATIBLE WITH SOCIETAL GOALS OF A NATIONAL SCOPE. WE, THEREFORE, ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS, AT THIS EARLY STAGE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, THE NRC P.'10 GRAM FOR REGU-LATING THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES.
NRC STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT, THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATES PRODUCTION, POSSESSION, USE AND DIS-POSAL OF SOURCE, BYPRODUCT AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS, INCLUDING BOTH WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT LICENSED PLANTS AND COMMERCIAL DISPOSAL OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES. UNDER
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THE ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT, NRC WAS GIVEN LICENSING AUTHORITY OVER LONG-TERM STORAGE OR DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES ARISING FROM BOTH ERDA AND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS. NRC RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REQUIRE ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRON-MENTAL IMPACT OF REGULATING WASTE GENERATED AND WASTE MANAGE-j . MENT ACTIVITIES AT LICENSED PLANTS, AS WEl.L AS STORAGE OR DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
NRC DOES NOT REGULATE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT ERDA FACILITIES, EXCEPT FOR LONGTERM STORAGE OF HIGH LEVEL WASTES AS NOTED ABOVE. ALSO,.THE AUTHORITY OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OVER DISPOSAL OF URANIUM MILL TAILINGS IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT THE MAJOR SOURCE OF RADIATION IN THESE TAILINGS IS RADIUM (AND ITS DAUGHTER PRODUCTS),
OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
EFFECT OF ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT PRIOR TO THE ENERGY RECRGANIZATION ACT, IT WAS BROADLY ASSUMED THAT OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ULTIMATE DISPOSITION OF MOST RADIOACTIVE WASTES (EXCEPT LOW-LEVEL WASTES SENT TO COMMERCIAL BURIAL GROUNDS) WOULD RESIDE WITH THE AEC. THUS, NO LICENSING ACTIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED.
WHEN NRC AND ERDA WERE FORMED, PRACTICALLY ALL RESOURCES IN
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_4-THE AREA 0F WASTE MANAGEMENT RESIDED IN THE OPERATIONAL ARM RATHER THAN THE REGULATORY ARM OF THE AEC; AND THEY NOW RESIDE WITH ERDA. THESE RESOURCES INCLUDED BOTH THE BUDGET FOR FY 1976 AND THE MANPOWER FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES.
A FIRST PRIORITY EFFORT OF THE NRC WAS TO ESTABLISH ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT TO HANDLE BOTH THE RESIDUAL REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE OLD AEC AND THE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES GIVEN THE COMMISSION BY THE ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT, A FIRST STEP IN THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WASTE MANAGEMENT BRANCH, IN THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS AND THE RECRUITMENT OF INITIAL STAFF FOR THAT BRANCH. THIS HAS BEEN DONE.
THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT BRANCH WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVERALL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE COMMISSION. THIS PROGRAM PLANNING TASK IS ACTIVELY UNDERWAY AND INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF THE REGULATORY BASE, IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDED REGULATIONS, IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDED CONFIRMATORY RESEARCH TO SUPPORT REGULATIONS AND LICENSING ACTIVITIES, ESTABLISHMENT OF l PRIORITIES FOR WORK IN THE COMMISSION, AND THE PROVIDING OF
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MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS ARISING FROM THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY AND NRC BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS.
FROM THIS EFFORT, NRC IS DEVELOPING AN AGENCY VIEW OF THE PROBLEM OF WASTE MANAGEMENT WHICH WILL PROVIDE A BASIS FOR FURTHER ACTION BY THE COMMISSION IN THIS IMPORTANT AREA.
BRIEFLY, WE NOTE THAT SOME WASTES NOW EXIST, BUT THAT LARGER VOLUMES OF SIMILAR WASTES CAN BE PREDICTED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DECADES. THE POTENTIAL HAZARD FROM THESE WASTES IS PERSISTENT AND REQUIRES SOLUTIONS WITH DURABILITIES BEYOND THOSE USUALLY REQUIRED OF TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.
NEITHER THE TECHNOLOGIES NOR THE REGULATIONS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL HAVE BEEN FULLY DEVELOPED BY THE FEDERAL AGENCIES. N0 WEVER, THERE APPEARS TO.BE UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE THAT THE MATTER OF WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL IS BOTH IMPORTANT AND URGENT.
IT IS TO THE PROGRAM AND PLANS OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROBLEM THAT WE WILL ADDRESS THE REST OF OUR REMARKS. DR. WILLIAM P. BISHOP WILL OUTLINE, IN A FEW CHARTS, THE NRC WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AS IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO DATE.
PROJECTIONS OF NUCLEAR WASTES IN DEVELOPING A PROGRAM FOR NRC IN THE AREA 0F WASTE MANAGEMENT, IT WAS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH SOME BOUNDS FOR
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THE ACTIVI' TIES WE WOULD FACE IN REGULATING THESE MATERIALS.
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS AIMED AT PROVIDING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE FACTORS WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT IN ESTABLISHING THOSE BOUNDARIES.
SPENT FUEL (WHICH IS NOT CONSIDERED A WASTE MATERIAL ITSELF) IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPENT FUEL HAS BEEN REPROCESSED TO DATE, AND THUS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WASTES EXIST TODAY FROM THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR. THERE IS, FOR EXAMPLE, 600,000 GALLONS OF COMMERCIAL HIGH-LEVEL WASTES IN 2 TANKS AT THE NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES REPROCESSING PLANT, AT WEST VALLEY, NEW YORK.
WE EXPECT NO MORE SUCH WASTES UNTIL FUTURE REPROCESSING PLANTS COME INTO OPERATION. ONE SUCH PLANT (ALLIED GENERAL NUCLEAR SERVICES, AT BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA) IS NOW IN THE LICENSING PROCESS AND THE COMPANY IS PROJECTING CAPABILITY FOR OPERATION IN THE AUTUMN OF 1976. THE HIGH-LEVEL WASTES FROM THIS PLANT AS WELL AS ANY FUTURE PLANTS MUST BE SOLIDI-FIED WITHIN 5 YEARS OF THEIR GENERATION AND SHIPPED TO A FEDERAL REPOSITORY WITHIN 10 YEARS IN COMPLIANCE WITH PRESENT NRC.iEGULAT10NS.
THE REAL BULK OF THE RADIOACTIVE WASTE MATERIALS ARE THOSE WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE COMMERCIAL REPROCESSORS IN THE DECADES TO COME AS THE NUCLEAR , POWER INDUSTRY GROWS.
CHART #1 SHOWS PROJECTIONS OF THESE WASTES BASED ON THE
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c ANNUAL ACCUMULATIONS AND TOTAL INVENTORIES OF SEVERAL CLASSES OF WASTES EXPECTED IN THE YEAR 2000 SHOWN IN CHART
- 1, ARE NOTED IN UNITS OF THOUSANDS OF CUBIC FEET AND IN MILLIONS OF CURIES OF ACTIVITY. FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES IN DEVELOPING OUR PROGRAM, WE HAVE USED THE PRESENTLY ACCEPTED CLASSES OF WASTES: HIGH-LEVEL WASTES (HLW), TRANSURANIC-CONTAMINATED WASTES (TRU), LOW-LEVEL NON-TRANSURANIC WASTES (LLW), MILL TAILINGS, AND POSSIBLY CAPTURED GASES. EACH OF THESE CLASSES MAY REQUIRE DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR STORAGE AND DISPOSAL, AND AN IMPORTANT NRC OBJECTIVE IS TO BE PREPARED TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR EACH CLASS, .0R EVEN SUB-CLASS, OF WASTE.
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM TO BE FACED BY THE INDUSTRY AND BY NRC IN REGULATING THE INDUSTRY CAN BE MEASURED ON THREE SCALES--VOLUME, SPECIFIC ACTIVITY (THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION EMMITTED PER UNIT VOLUME OR MASS), AND LIFETIME OF THE HAZARD. THE VOLUMES DETERMINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACE AND FOR TRANSPORlATION OF MATERIALS, THE ACTIVITIES DETERMINE THE METHODS OF HANDLING AND THE NEED FOR SHIELDING DURING OPERATION AND TRANSPORTATION, AND THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO
O O IN LARGE MEASURE DETERMINES THE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, AND IN FACT, THE REQUIRE-MENTS ON THE ENTIRE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE DIFFERENCES IN THESE FACTORS MAY LEAD TO DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR DIFFERENT WASTES.
THE LIFETIME OF THE HAZARD PLACES A UNIQUE REQUIREMENT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL NUCLEAR WASTES, NAMELY THAT THE SOLUTIONS BE ADEOUATE FOR PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC FOR MANY YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. AS THE COMMITTEE IS AWARE, THE HALF-LIVES OF THE ISOTOPES IN THE WASTES VARY FROM A FEW YEARS TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES EACH OF THE TYPES OF WASTES SHOWN'IN CHART #1, UNDERGO A SERIES.<0F OPERATIONS IN THEIR MANAGEMENT. IN THE COMMER-CIAL SECTOR, THESE ACTIVITIES ARE LICENSED BY NRC. CHART #2 SHOWS AN ABBREVIATED LIST OF WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH NRC MUST BE PREPARED WITH CRITERIA AND LICENSING METHODOLOGIES. WE WILL REVIEW THESE VERY BRIEFLY.
WASTES ARE PRODUCED AT A NUMBER OF LICENSED FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES. AT THESE PLANTS, THEY ARE SEGREGATED FROM USEFUL MATERIALS, THEY ARE STORED TEMPORARILY, THEY MAY BE TREATED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS TO REDUCE EITHER HAZARD OR OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES, AND THEY ARE PACKAGED FOR TRANSFER l
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TO STORAGE OR DISPOSAL. REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT FOR HIGH-LEVEL WASTES THESE ACTIVITIES OCCUR WITHIN TEN YEARS OF THE GENERATION OF THE WASTE.
CONTAINERS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF THE WASTES ARE LICENSED IN A SEPARATE ACTION, UNDER DEPARTMENT OF IRANSPORTATION AND NRC CRITERIA FOR SAFE PACKAGING AND SHIPMENTS.
HANDLING OF THE WASTES UPON RECEIPT AT AN OFF-SITE STORAGE OR DISPOSAL FACILITY AS WELL AS THE DISPOSAL ITSELF WILL BE LICENSED IN A SINGLE ACTION FOR THAT FACILITY. UPON INTERMENT IN THE STORAGE OR DISPOSAL SYSTEM, THE WASTES WILL UNDERGO MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE, AND PLANS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE READY IF NEEDED.
IN THE CASE THAT SOME USEFUL ISOTOPES ARE SEPARATED FROM THE W/.STES OR THAT THE WASTES ARE USED IN AN INTERIM BASIS FOR HEAT OR RADIATION SOURCES, A SEPARATE LICENSE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THAT ACTIVITY.
DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OPERATIONS THE PART OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SEQUENCE WHICH IS RECEIVING THE GREATEST ATTENTION AMONG THE PUBLIC AND AT NRC IS THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF THE WASTE MATERIALS--THE STORAGE OR DISPOSAL OPERATIONS. AS WE NOTED ABOVE, TO THE EXTENT THAT ERDA OPERATIONS ARE REGULATED THIS IS A NEW RESPONSIBILITY FOR NRC STAFF. CHARTS #3 AND #ll ARE A
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CHART #3 SHOWS THE PARTS OF 10 CFR UNDER WHICH THE MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR WASTES IS REGULATED.
THE WASTE TYPES INDICATED IN CHART #4 ARE THE SAME AS THOSE IN THE PROJECTIONS, EXCEPT THAT WE HAVE ADDED THE CATEGORY OF DECONTAMINATED AND DECOMMISSIONED FACILITIES AND MAJOR EQUIPMENT. THESE PRESENT SOME SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN AN ENGINEERING SENSE, AND ARE CENTRAL IN OUR CONCERN OVER IN ADDITION, PROLIFERATION OF SITES COMMITTED IN PERPETUITY.
WE HAVE SEPARATED THE TRANSURANIC WASTES INTO TWO GROUPS--
THOSE WHICH HAVE A HIGH GAMMA RADIATION OUTPUT AND THUS REQUIRE FHIELDING DURING HANDLING (HI YTRU) AND THOSE WITH A SMALL GAMMA OUTPUT WHICH CAN BE HANDLED SAFELY WITHOUT ,
SHIELDING (LO yTRU).
THE CHART SHOWS THREE ASPECTS OF THE STATUS: 1) OUR PERCEPTION OF THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY STRATEGY, 2) THE DISPOSAL OR STORAGE OPERATIONS FOR WHICH MAJOR REGULATIONS ARE ESTABLISHED BY NRC, AND 3) THE STATUS OF THE DETAILED REGULATIONS AND CRITERIA FOR THE TYPES OF WASTES. THE REGULATIONS WHICH REQUIRE LICENSING OF THE FACILITIES ARE IN EXISTENCE, BUT MANY NEED ADDED DETAIL.
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SOME GENERAL REMARKS ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE WASTE DISPOSAL AND ST0 RAGE OPERATIONS ARE IN ORDER. WHILE WELL INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PHASE, A PART OF THE
, TECHNOLOGY _FOR ULTIMATE DISPOSITION OF RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES REQUIRES SOME FURTHER DEMONSTRATION. REGULATIONS ARE ESTAB-LISHED IN PART AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR INITIATION OF LICENSING ACTIONS, BUT MORE DETAILED CRITERIA ARE NEEDED IN MOST AREAS.
THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF STATUS REPORT FROM THE REGULATORY VIEWPOINT:
llLG1L-LEY _EL WASTE--IRRADI ATED FUEL FROM NUCLEAR REACTORS IS CURRENTLY STORED SAFELY IN FUEL POOLS, BUT NO FUEL IS PRESENTLY BEING REPROCESSED TO SEPARATE WASTES AND RECYCLE USABLE FUEL. DECIS10NS MUST S00N BE MADE ON THE METHOD FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTES AND THE SUITABLE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL FORMS OF THE WASTE FOR STORAGE. NRC MUST PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS CONCERNING HIGH-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN EXERCISING ITS ROLE OF ASSURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND MUST DEVELOP PERFORMANCE
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CRITERIA FOR WASTE SOLIDIFICATION AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS METHODOLOGIES FOR ASSESSING PERFORMANCE OF PROPOSED TECHNOLOGIES.
IBAf1SILBNLLC. WASlEs--THESE WASTES CONSIST MAINLY OF MATERIALS CONTAMINATED BY PLUT0NIUM WHICH IS RELATIVELY RADIOT0XIC AND HAS A LONG HALF LIFE. A PROPOSED REGULATION WHICH IF ADOPTED WOULI) TRANSFER TRANSURANIUM WASTES TO ERDA FOR LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. FURTHER ACTION BY NRC ON THE PROPOSED REGULATION WILL AWAIT ANALYSIS OF THE MANY COMMENTS RECEIVED AND ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF'THE REGULATION. METHODS FOR LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA HAVE NOT YET BEEN ESTABLISHED BY ERDA OR BY NRC.
URANIUT. liLLL TAIL _INGS--TAILINGS FROM URAN!UM MILLS CONTAIN TRACE QUANTITIES OF RADIUM WHICH IS THE ISOTOPE OF CONCERN. NRC REGULATES URANIUM MILLS AND TAILINGS PILES DURING THE TIME THE MILL IS IN OPERATION. THROUGH LICENSES ISSUED FOR URANIUM PROCESSING. THIS AUTHORITY IS SHARED WITH AGREEMENT STATES WHO APPLY SIMILAR CRITERIA IN THEIR LICENSING REVIEWS. UNDER NEPA PROVISIONS, THE UUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ASSESSES STABILIZATION, BONDING, AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PLANS PROPOSED BY MILL OPERATORS BEFORE A LICENSE IS ISSUED TO OPERATE THE MILLS. ERDA AND EPA ARE PRESENTLY CONDUCTING A STUDY FOR STABILIZATION AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT l
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MORE POSITIVE CONTROL OVER LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF MILL TAILINGS THROUGH MECHANISMS SUCH AS BONDING REQUIREMENTS.
ALSO, R&D NEEDS TO BE CONDUCTED AND CRITERIA DEVELOPED FOR
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SATISFACTORY STABILIZATION OF TAILINGS PILES DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPERATION FOR FUTURE MILLS.
COMMERCI AL L0tI-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL--COMMERCI AL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ARE REGULATED BY NRC OR AGREEMENT STATES (UNDER SECTION 274 0F THE. ATOMIC ENERGY ACT). NO POPULATION EXPOSURES HAVE RESULTED FROM PRESENT BURIAL .
PRACTICES, BUT A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS REGARDING WASTE FORM SPECIFICATIONS, NUCLIDE MIGRATION, AND SITING CRITERIA HAVE
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BEEN RAISED. CRITERIA NEED TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THESE CON-SIDERATIONS AS WELL AS FOR (1) ADEQUATE DECOMMISSIONING OF SUCH FACILITIES WHEN THE GROUNDS ARE FULL TO CAPACITY AND FOR, 2) FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT BY STATE OR FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AFTER BURIAL GROUNDS ARE DECOMMISSIONED.
TRANSPORTATIR[1 QE EL\DI0 ACTIVE WASTE--UNDER NRC RE9ULATIONS AND THROUGH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DOT, NRC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING CONTAINER DESIGN FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF RADIO-ACTIVE MATERIALS. CURRENT CONTAINER DESIGNS ARE ADEQUTE FOR e
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WASTES NOW BEING GENERATED AND TRANSPORTED. HOWEVER, DETAILED !
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HAVE YET TO BE DEVELOPED.
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l REQUIREMENTS ALLOW A NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVES FOR THE DECOMMIS-SIONING OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES. THE WASTE MATERIAL FRO'M I
, THESE ACTIONS (THE FACILITIES THEMSELVES) MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE, ENTOMBED ON THE SITE, OR CLEANED AND RELEASED I 1
l FOR OTHER USE. DETAILED CRITERIA MUST BE DEVELOPED FOR: 1) l
- FACILITATING SAFE DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OPERATIONS, l
- 2) MINIMIZING WASTE ASSOCIATED WITH DECONTAMINATION, AND 3) l MINIMIZING THE NUMBER OF' SITES WHICH MUST BE COMMITTED IN PERPETUITY DUE TO CONTAMINATED FACILITIES OR MATERIALS. ,
CAPTURED GASES.--CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAINTAINING RADIATION EXPOSURE AS-FAR BELOW SPECIFIED EXPOSURE LIMITS AS CAN REASONABLY BE ACHIEVED WITH AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY INDICATE I TilAT RADI0 ACTIVE GAS EFFLUENTS FROM CERTAIN TYPES OF FUEL CYCLE PLANTS WILL BE CAPTURED IN THE FUTURE. THESE GASES MUST THEN BE STORED OR DISPOSED SAFELY. BOTH THE TECHNOLOGY :
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NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHAT ITEMS ARE URGENT. AS A PROLOGUE TO OUR DISCUSSION OF THE OVERALL REGULATORY PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR WASTES AND OF THE URGENT ITEMS FOR ACTION, WE SHOULD NOTE THAT THE PRESENT REGULATIONS GIVE US AN ADEQUATE BASE FOR ASSURING SAFE MANAGEMENT OF WASTES EXISTING OR BEING PRODUCED TODAY. IT IS TO FUTURE WASTES THAT OUR PROGRAM IS ADDRESSED.
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM TO EXERCISE ITS RESPONSI-BILITIES FOR THE ASSURANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY FROM NUCLEAR RISKS, THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MUST AND HAS RECOGNIZED ITS LEGISLATIVE RESPONSIBILITY, AS A REGULATORY AGENCY, TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION OF INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT IN MATTERS ,
CONCERNING PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
NRC STAFF HAS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION, ANALYZED THE STATUS OF THE REGULATIONS (DISCUSSED AB0VE),
OUTLINED THE OVERALL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE COMMISSION, AND INITIATED SOME URGENTLY NEEDED ACTIONS.
CHART #5 SHOWS THE ELEMENTS OF THAT PROGRAM. THESE INCLUDE: 1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING OF DISPOSAL OR STORAGE OPERATIONS, 2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF IN-HOUSE CAPABILITIES TO APPLY THOSE PROCEDURES IN THE LICENSING
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PROCESS, 3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AGAINST WHICH TO l-1 l MEASURE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LICENSEES, 4) ENVIRONMENTAL REYlEWS OF OUR ACTIONS, AND 5) SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES (SPECIAL STUDIES) TO THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES. AFTER THE GRANTING OF LICENSES, AN INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION WILL BE REQUIRED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE. .
- SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WHICH WE HAVE' INITIATED, L -FOLLOWING THE ESTABLl'SHMENT OF OUR NASTE MANAGEMENT BRANCH, ARE ALSO SHOWN ON THE CHART. THESE ARE MAINLY SCOPING ACTIVITIES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF URGENT REGULATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR THE JUDGMENT
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ALTERNATIVES FOR THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF WASTE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES: TASK FORCES ARE BEING SELECTED NOW TO REPORT IN EARLY CY 1976 ON THE ALTERNATIVES FOR AND ADEQUACY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.
B. DEVELOPING THE BROAD OUTLINE OF THE BODY OF ,
REGULATIONS REQUIRED FOR WASTES (WHICH MIGHT t
TAKE THE FORM 0F A NEW PART TO 10 CFR) TO COVER WASTE-MANAGEMENT AS A WHOLE: DETAILS WILL BE SUPPLIED BY THE TASK FORCES. THE 2
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o o HIGHEST PRIORITY AMONG THESE IS THE PROVIDING BY NRC (AND ERDA) 0F CRITERIA FOR SOLIDIFICA-TION AND PACKAGING OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTES. THIS ACTIVITY HAS A TARGET COMPLETION DATE OF MID CY 1976.
C. INITIATING A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CONFIRMATORY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN URGENT AREAS: MAJOR STUDIES INCLUDE: 1)
A PARAMETRfC STUDY OF THE IMPACT ON REPROCESSING PLANTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, 2)
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR SAFETY OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME, 3) A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF WASTES TO BE EXPECTED AT COMMERCIAL BURIAL GROUNDS, AND 4) AN EVALUATION OF MIGRATION OF NUCLIDES AT COMMERCIAL BURIAL GROUNDS. OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IS BUDGETED IN FY 76 FOR THESE AND OTHER STUDIES TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL DATA AND TECHNIQUES. .
D. SCOPING NRC EIS REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO RULE-MAKING ACTIONS: WE ARE PRESENTLY WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE SCOPE OF OUR EIS NEEDS AND ACTIVITIES. THIS WILL BE DEFINED IN EARLY CY 1976.
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AND' CONCLUSION D WITHIN THE OVERALL PROGRAM AND ITS BOUNDING CONDITIONS
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AUTHORITY--AS INDICATED ABOVE, T'HERE ARE SOME
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WASTES FOR WHICH NRC DOES NOT NOW EXERCISE REGULATORY AUTHORITY i OVER DISPOSAL OR OFF-SITE STORAGE. WE HAVE BRIEFLY INDICATED i
THE HISTORICAL REASONS FOR THE PRESENT STATUS. IT WILL BE ;
NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER IT IS IN THE PUBLIC. INTEREST TO MORE FULLY EXERCISE EXISTING AUTHORITY OR, IF INADEQOATE,
'TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE COMPLETE AND I
C0HERENT REGULATION 0VER DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR WASTES. I INTERAGENCY C00RDiflATION--BECAUSE OF RESOURCE LIMITA- 3 TIONS IN GENERAL, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY Wh) ARE EXPERT IN TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES ASSOCIATED WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, IT IS NECESSAR' TO HAVE CLOSE COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES TO ASSURE THAT FUNDS AtlD MANPOWER EXPENDED IN THIS EFFORT PROVIDE MAXIMUM BENEFIT T0 i- 'THE PUBLIC. AS NOTED ABOVE, THIS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED
! WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF NRC MAINTAINING ITS ABILITY TO INDE-PENDENTLY JUDGE THE ADEQUACY OF PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
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TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS. WE AGREE WITH ERDA THAT RAPID ACTION IS REQUIRED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES Af1D THAT SEVERAL ALTERt1ATIVES NEED BE DEVELOPED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO AVOID PITFALLS. FOR EXAMPLE, UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTES COULD BE DEVELOPED AS ONE OF THE INTERIM STORAGE ALTERNATIVES. THE NATION CANNOT AFFORD A SEQUENCE OF FAILURES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY, THERE MUST BE A CLOSE INTERFACE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORM-ANCE CRITERIA ADEQUATELY PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY WITH THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE BECOMING AVAILABLE FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT. THIS REQUIRES EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE Of1 NRC'S PART OF ONGOING R&D IN THE FIELD OF WASTE MANAGEMENT, MOST OF WHICH IS PROVIDED BY ERDA. IT ALSO REQUIRES AN EXTENSIVE EFFORT ON THE PART OF NRC TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENT METHODOLOGIES TO ASSESS THE ADEQUACY OF. TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS PROPOSED BY OTHERS.
Resp 0RCen--A SPECIFIC AND CENTRALIZED WASTE MANAGE-MENT PROGRAM FOR THE REGULATORY ARM OF AEC WAS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE AEC PRIOR TO THE ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT.
NEEDS FOR THE NRC WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ARE NOW PARTIALLY DEFINED, AND THE COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING PRIORITIES TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT CAN BE ACCOMMO-DATED WITHIN PRESENT BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS.
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THE RESULTS OF THE STUDIES NOW Uf!DERWAY OR PLANNED IN THE NEAR FUTURE WILL. LAY THE BASIS FOR ACTION TO !
PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE TO INDUSTRY AND ERDA REQUIRED FOR LICENSING OF WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. THE COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING A PROGRAM PLAN WHICH WILL PROVIDE I THAT REGULATORY BASE, AND MAKE IT A STABLE ONE ON WHICH TO l PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER.
l TO PROVIDE ENERGY TO THE NATION, BY WHATEVER OPTION PROVES VIABLE AND SAFE, IS A NATIONAL GOAL. FOR THE NUCLEAR l OPTION, IT IS THE NRC OBJECTIVE TO ASSURE SAFETY THROUGH CRITERIA FOR DESIGN AND OPERATION AND THROUGH LICENSING ACTIONS. IT IS OUR INTENTION TO DO THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER SUCH THAT, WHEN SHOWN TO BE SAFE, THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY CAN MOVE ON A FIRM FOUNDATION OF ANALYSIS AND GUIDANCE.
FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NUCLEAR WASTES, WE ARE CONF 1-DENT THAT THE ERESEHI REGULATORY BASE IS ADEQUATE FOR PRESENT ACTIVITIES IN THE INDUSTRY AND WE ARE FACING THE CHALLENGE l' 0F PROVIDING FOR ASSURANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR FUTURE ACTIVITIES AS THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPS.
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A BILL _2 To authorize appropriations to the Department of Energy for ?~
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2 penses for the following fossil energy coal programs: j;1 1-]My 8 (A) Mining research and development, 4 $41,000,000.
5 (B) Coal preparation research and development, - -
6 $10,000,000.
7 (C) Coal liquefaction, $161,200,000.
8 (D) Surface coal gasification, $75,000,000.
9 (E) In situ coal gasification, $9,900,000.
10 (F) Advanced research and technology develop-11 ment, $56,261,000.
12 (G)~ Advanced environmental control technology, :
18 $37,000,000. .
14 (H) Heat engines and heat. recovery, I 15 $45,000,000.
O 26 m Combustion systems, $30,565,000.
l 17 (J) Fuel cells, $37,000,000, i 4
18 (K) Magnetohydrodynamics, $71,500,000. j 19 (L) Program Direction, $12,145,000.
20 SEC. 3. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriate.d 4 21 for fiscal yeaf 1981 in accordance with section 660 of.the 1 -
22.. Department of Energy . Organization .Act for, operating ex-23 penses'for the following fossil energy oil and gas programs:
7 24 (A) Enhanced oil recovery, $23,800,000. i;i g .
25 (B) Oil shale, $35,048,000, f A 2n.
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1 (C) Drilling and offshore technology, $2,000,000.
2 (D) Advanced process technology, $4,500,000.
-3 (E) Enhanced ga's recovery, $30,048,000.
4 (F) Program Direction, $1,213,000. I 5 SEC 4. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 6 for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of the
. 71 Department of Energy Organization Act for operating ex-Q 8 penses for the following conservation programs:
9 (A) Building and community systems, 'l 10 $75,640,000.
.11 (B) Industrial energy conservation, $92,300,000.
12 (C) Transportation, $110,800,000.
13 (D) Multisector, $15,400,000.
14 (E) Program Direction, $16,220,000.
15 Szo. 5. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 16 for Escal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of the 17 Department of Energy Organization Act for operating ex-
' 18 penses for the following solar technology programs:
19 (A) Solar thermal, $110,550,000.
20 (B) Photovoltaics, $142,000,000.
21 (C) Wind, $78,900,000.
-22 (D) Ocean systems, $44,300,000.
23 , (E) Program Direction, $4,000,000.
24 Szo. 6. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 25 for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of the
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7 4 (B) Market Test Applications, $55,000,000 m- _.: 1 _ .
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@$ xx 6 (0) Hybrid Buildings Program, $13,015,000. }?pf
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11 penses for the following biomass energy systems programs: J{gg 12 (A) Biomass research and development, -
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17 demonstration, $17,100,000.
md mac 18 SEC 8. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 6M 19 for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of the ;
20 Department of Energy Organization Act for operating ex-21 penses for the following nucL4r fission energy programs:
22 (A) Converter reactor systems: -
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4 $40,000,000; 5 (c) LWR fuel cycle R. & D.: {
6 (i) Refabrication, $7,000,000;
,7 (ii) Barnwell nuclear fuel plant, i I Q 8 $9,000,000; and !
9 (d) HTGR thorium recycle R. & D., 2 1
10 $3,500,000.
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- 20. -ant to subparagraph (7)(b), $5,000,000;
$_ 1 21 . .(c)_ Waste technology and canister de-22 .. . . velopment . activities in subparagraph (3)(c), g 7.- l 2 3. . _ _ ... -.not less .than $9,000,000; .~f_
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12 (4) Consistent with existing law, all demon- 12 13 stration facilities authorized in subparagraph (3) 13 14 shall be constructed and operated as nonlicensed 14 15 research, development, and - demonstration 15
() 16 facilities. 16 17 (5) The Secretary shall utilize all funds ap- 17 18 propriated pursuant to this Act for purposes con- 18 19 sistent with the expeditious completion of each 19 20 authorized activity, and shall not provide funds, 20l 21 either directly or indirectly, to any person (as de- 21 22 fined by paragraph 11(s) of the Atomic Energy 22' 23 Act of 1954, as amended), advocating a position ,c 23 24 on such activity.
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i 4 (7)(a)(i) The Secretary of Energy (hereinafter 5 in this section referred to as " Secretary") shall G carry out, in accordance with the provisions of 7 this section, a high-level liquid nuclear waste 8 management demonstration project at the West-O 9 ern New York Service Center in West Valley, 10 New York (hereinafter referred to in this subpara- 3 11 graph as "the project"). The Secretary shall carry 3 12 out the project-by-vitdfyina the high-level liquid _ )
13 nuclear wastes located at such center or by em- 3 14 ploying.the most effective technology for solidifi- )
15 cation available. The Secretary shall, as part of 3 O 16 the project, also (A) as soon as feasible transport i 17 such solidified wastes, in accordance with applica- 1 18 ble provisions of law, to an appropriate Federal 1 19 , repository for long-term burial, and (B) decon -
1 20 taminate and decommission facilities, materials, 2 21 and hardware used in connection with the project. 2 22 (ii) During the fiscal year ending Septem- 2 23 ber 30,1981, the Secretary shall- 2 24 (A) prepare a plan for safe removal of 2
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4 such wastes and the payment therefor, 5 (ii) to enable the Sec'retary to utilize
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3 of the Center. ,
4 (d) Other than the costs and responsibilities
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O 8 operator of the Center, the State of New York, or 9 any person, as is appropriate, arising under the [
r 10 Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or f 11 under any other law, contract, or agreement for p the operation, maintenance, or decontamination of 12 13 any facilities or property at the Center or for any 3_
f 14 wastes at the Center. Nothing in this section shall [
L I 15 be construed as affecting any applicable licensing p t O 16 . requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, I 17 as amended, or the Energy Reorganization Act of h 18 1974, as amended. The provisions of this section 4.
19 shall not apply or be extended to any facility or f
-y 20 property at the Center which is not used in con- {l
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22 (8)(a)(i) The Secretary shall conduct a study [p E
23 of the fiscal impact of activities carried out in con- p.-
24 junction with the West Valley project as author- -y =
25 ized in subparagraph (7) and make recommenda- [
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4 1955, as amended) concerning the payment of just 5 and reasonable sums to the town of Ashford and d i
6 West Valley Central School District in the State (
7 of New York during the conduct of such project. h 8
O. Not later than February 1,1981, the Secretary 9 shall submit to the appropriate committees of the K l 10 Congress a report containing the findings, conclu- Id 11 sions, and recommendations resulting from such IS
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- 13 -(0) Spent fuel storage research and develop- 1E i
14 ment-operating expenses, $6,500,000. Id i
15 (D) Advanced nuclear systems: 15 O 16 (1) iavancea systems evaiuation, 1g l
l 17 $3,000,000. 19 18 (2) Space and terrestrial applications, l$
19- $35,200,000. li 20 (E) Breeder reactor systems: . 26 21 (1) Liquid metal fast breeder reactor plant 23 22 projects: . , _ . . . _ . u 25 j 23 (a) Fast flux test facility, $76,000,000; 2a j ._ _ . . - .. . . . . . g 26
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'f' 3 $155,000,000; and 4 (c) Breeder reactor studies, $7,500,000.
5 (2) Liquid metal fast breeder reactor technol-6 ,
ogy, $142,989,000.
7 (3) Liquid metal fast breeder reactor test j 8 facilities, $81,000,000.
lO 9 (4) Water cooled breeder reactor:
10 (a) Shippingport atomic power, 11 $11,000,000.
12 (b) Light water breeder reactor, 13 $24,000,000.
14 (c) Advanced water breeder applica-15 tions, $5,000,000.
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(a) Proof of breeatog, $2,600,000.
17 (5) Fuel cycle research and development, re-18 processing, $18,000,000.
19 (F) National uranium resource assessment re-20 search and development, $6,000,000.
21 (G) Program direction, $15,902,000.
22 SEc. 9. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 23 - for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of the 24 Department of Energy Organization Act for operating ex-25 penses for the following nuclear fusion programs: '
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.5- . . (3) Applied plasma physics, $65,800,000. ) N 6 (4) Reactor projects, $58,000,000. - (d 7 (B) Program direction, $3,300,000. .
8 (C) Policy directive. -
-l O 9 The. objectives of the. magnetic fusion energy re-10 search, development, and demonstration program shall if 11 be- 1$
l 12 .(1) to proceed immediately with all work - 1 1
13 necessary to construct and operate a fusion engi- 1%
14 neering test facility by calendar year 1987; 1 15 (2) to follow the operation of the fusion engi- 1 Q 16 neering test facility with all steps necessary to 15 17 construct and successfully operate a magnetic I If 18 fusion demonstration facility before the end of this ik 19 century; . 1 20 (3) to maintain, and where appropriate 2d 21- expand, the base programs for fusion energy re- 2(
22 search, and the development and testing of appro- 2$
l 23 priate alternative confinement technologies; 28 24- (4) to maintain a strong'research and devel- 3 2d 1
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- 5. netic fusion energy effort.
6 (D) Program directive.
7 (1) The Secretary is directed to establish im-8 mediate y and arry i rth such research, develop-O 9 ment, and demonstration programs, projects, or 10 activities as may be necessary to meet the objec-11 tives as set forth above. As a part of any such 12 program, project, or activity, the Secretary .
13 shall-14 (a) conduct and promote the coordina-15 tion and acceleration of research develop-0 18 ment, ana aemonstration programs relating 17 to magnetic fusion energy systems and com-18 ponents thereof; L 19 (b) study the potential of using fusion
, 20 energy systems for the production of hydro-l 21 gen and other synthetic fuels, and for other 22 nonelectric applications; and 23 (c) investigate the potential of using 24 fusion power for the electrification of all or
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4 steps to assure that full and complete information 4 5 with respect to the potential benefits of fusion 5 6 energy, and the status and progress of fusion re- 6
. 7 search, development, and demonstration is made 7 n
v 8 available to Federal, State, and local authorities, 8 9 relevant segments of the economy, the scientific 9 10 and technical community, and the public at large 10 11 with the objective of promoting and facilitating to 11
' 12 . the maximum extent feasible the early and wide- 12 13 spread knowledge of the practical uses of fusion i 13 14 energy throughout the United States. 14 15 (E) Inertial confinement fusion (civilian applica- 15 0 18 tions), $7,300,000. 16 17 SEC.10. Funds are hereby authorized to te appropri- II 18 ated for fisal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 18
- 19. the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 19 20 expenses for the following geothermal energy programs: 20 21 (A) Hydrothermal energy, $40,613,000. 21 22 (B) Geopressured resources, $35,800,000. 2S 23 (C) Geothermal technology development, 23 24 $41,890,000. 24 25
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. 2 $1,091,000.
3 (E) Program dire'ction, $2,569,000.
4 SEC.11. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri-5 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 6 the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 7 expenses for-the following small-scale hydropower program:
(A) Small-scale hydropower resource develop-O 8 9 ment, $6,211,000.
10 (B) Program direction, $789,000.
11 SEC.12. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri-12 ated for fiscal yer.r 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 13 the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 14 expenses for the following electric energy systems programs:
15 (A) Power supply integration, $19,000,000.
O 16 (B) Power delivery, $18,500,000.
l 17 (C) Program direction, $923,000.
18 SEC.13. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri-19 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 20 the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 21 expenses for the following energy storage systems programs:
22 (A) Battery storage, $37,800,000.
23 (B) Thermal and mechanical storage, 24 $36,300,000.
I 25 (0) Program direction, $1,000,000.
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3 the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating j
'4 expenses for the following basic energy sciences programs: I 5
(A) Nuclear sciences, $32,400,000.' 1
'6 (B) Materials sciences, $89,400,000.
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pv 8 (D) Engineering, mathematical, and geosciences, 9 $26,100,000.
10 (E) Advanced energy projects, $7,100,000. I 11 (F) Biological energy research, $8,200,000. l 12, (G) Program direction, $2,444,000.
13 SEC.15. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri-l 14 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of f 15 the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 1
.O 16 expenses for the following supporting research programs:
17 (A) Technical assessments projects, $17,200,000.
18 (B) University research support, $7,500,000.
4 19 (C) Engineering traineeship program, $5,000,000.
20 (D) Technical program ~ and policy' analysis, 21 $1,981,000. -
i 22 (E) Program direction, $860,000. '
23 SEC.16. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri-l 24 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 0
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- 1. the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 2 expenses for'the following high energy physics programs
3 (A) Physics research, $76,500,000.
4 (B) Facilities operations, $112,300,000.
5 (C) High energy technology, $48,580,000.
6 (D) Program direction, $865,000.
7 SEC.17. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri-O 8 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 9 the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 10 expenses for the following nuclear physiEs programs:
11 (A) Medium energy nuclear physics, $45,555,000.
12 (B) Heavy ion nuclear physics, $35,975,000.
13 (C) Nuclear theory, $7,000,000.
14 (D) Program direction, $270,000.
1 15 SEC.18. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri- l
-Q 16 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 17 the Department of Energy Organization Act for operating 18 expenses for the uranium enrichment. process development _
19 program, as follows:
20 (A) Uranium enrichment process development op-21 erating expenses, $78,500,000.
22 (B) Advanced isotope separation technology, l
23 $73,299,000, including $944,000 for program direc-f 24 tion.
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6 (A) Overview and assessment, $51,770,000.
. 7 (B) Environmental research, $158,151,000.
Q 8 .' (0) Life scien'ces research, $42,650,000. /
9 (D) Program Direction, $11,133,000.
10 Szc. 20. Funds ce bereby authorized to be appropri- {
11 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of
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13 equipment expenses not related to construction for the fol- i 14 lowing energy programs: '
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15 (A) Fossil:
1 0 18 (1) coai, $4,800,000.
17 (2) Oil and gas, $2,970,000.
18 (B) Conservation: .
s 19 (1) Building and community systems, l
20 $950,000.
21 (2) Industrial energy conservation,
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23 (3) Transportation, $1,500,000.
24 (C) Solar Applications, $2,500,000.
25 (D) Solar Technology:
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2 (2) Photovoltaics, $7,000,000.
8 (3) Wind, '$2,1Q0,000.
4 (4) Ocean Systems, $700,000.
5 (E) Biomass, $750,000.
6 (F) Nuclear fission:
. 7 (1) Converter reactor systems, $2,200,000, iO 8 (2) Civilian wasto management, 9 $11,610,000. ,
l 10 (S) Spent fuel, $1,000,000. l 11 (4) Advanced nuclear systems, $2,800,000.
12 (5) Breeder reactor systems:
18 (a) Liquid metal fast breeder reactor,
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15 (b) Water cooled breeder reactor, O 16 $1,600,000.
17 (c) Fuel cycle research and develop-
.18 ment, $3,000,000.
19 (G) Nuclear fusion:
20 (1) Magnetic fusion:
21 (a) Confinement systems, $20,300,000.
i 22 (b) Development and technology, 23 $10,200,000.
24 (c) Applied plasma physics, $6,700,000.
25 (d) Reactor projects, $5,900,000.
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2 L) El'ectric' energy systems, $1,500,000. +
3 (J) Energy storage systems, $1,700,000.
4 (K)- Basic ' energy sciences programs, !
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9 (1) Process development, $3,300,000. -
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.11 $9,000,000. '
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il l 13 grams, $16,640,000. .
7J 14 SEC. 21. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropri-1 i
15 ated for fiscal year 1981 in accordance with section 660 of 1]
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l 18 ing planning, construction, acquisition, or modification of if 19 facilities, including land acquisition, as follows:
ih 20 (A) Fossil: -
2d 21 (1) Project 81'-T-401, renovation of south 2
22 wing, Building 3-B Bartlesville Energy Technol-2 23 ogy Center, Oklahoma, $1,200,000; -
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! 27 1 (2) Project' 81-T-404, General Plant Proj-2 eets for Technology Centers, six locations, j 3 $3,000,000; j 4 (3) Project 81-T-405, Atmospheric Fluid- l 5 ized Bed Combustion-Industrial Demonstration t
l l 6 Projects (sites undetermined), ao additional sum of -
. 4 i 7 $10,000,000, for a total project withorization of I j
O 8 $14,300,000; i -
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j 10 Demonstration Projects (sites undetermined), Jr
! .11 $7,000,000; --
12 (5) Project 80-FE-3, Program Support Fa-l' 13 cility, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, L /
! 4 14 Pennsylvania, an additional sum of $2,200,000 ~;
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! 16 (6) Deauthorize project 80-FE-10, Atmos- i -
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! 19 Virginia, by a sum of $10,000,000, for a total -
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21 (7) Project 80-FE-11, Pressurized Fluidized _
!; 22 Bed Combined Cycle Pilot Plant, Woodbridge, x m.
1 23 New Jersey, an additional sum of $9,200,000 for :
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stration Plant, Morgantown, West Virginia, an g
! 3 additional sum of $160,000,000 for a total project j
i L 4 authorization of $250,000,000; l 5 1 l (9) Project 78-2-D, SRC-I (solids) Demon-f 6 stration Plant, Owensboro, Kentucky, an -addi-f 7 tional sum of $150,000,000, for a total project l 8 authorization of $260,000,000; j O 9 (10) Project 77-1-b, Second High Btu Syn-1 l
10 thetic Pipeline Gas Demonstration Plant, Noble 1
11 County, Ohio, an additional sum of $38,000,000 1
12 for a total project authorization of $48,000,000; g.
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l- 14' ~(11) Project 76-1-B, First High Etu Syn- g 15 thetic Pipeline Gas Demonstration Plant, Perry g
lQ 16 County, Illinois, an additional sum of $5,000,000 g 17 for a total project authorization of $127,000,000.
3 18 (B) Solar Technology:
g 19 (1) Project 81-T-805, Ethanol from Bio-f l 20 mass Production / Conversion System, location to d 9
21 be determined, $2,500,000; J i'
22 (2) Project 80-ES-2, Shenandoah Solar 23 Total Energy Project, Shenandoah, Georgia, an 24 additional sum of $5,800,000, for a total project j 25 authorization of $11,700,000; f i
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- r 6 Institute facility, Golden, Colorado, an additional ,
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7 sum of $7,000,000, for a total project autboriza- -
j'O tion of $16,900,000; 1 8 ,
4 i 9 (5) Project 76-2-b, Ten Megawatt Central l
10 Receiver Solar Thermal Powerplant, Barstow, 11 California, an additional sum of $10,000,000, for 1 l
l 12 a total project authorization of $118,000,000; 4
(6) Project 81-H-04, First, Advanced 13 Medium Seele Wind Turbine (MOD-6), vertical ,
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16 (7) Project 81-H-05, Second Advanced 17 Medium Scale Wind Turbine (MOD-6), horizontal l 4 j
18 axis, site to be determined, $1,000,000; s
(8) Project 81-H-06, First Advanced Multi- [
I 19 20 megawatt Wind Turbine (MOD-5), site to be de .
i- 21 termined, $2,500,000; .
22 (9) Project 81-H-07, Second Advanced Mul-23 timegawatt Wind Turbine (MOD-5), site to be de-i 24 termined, $2,500,000; i
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30 1 (10) Project 81-H-10, six additional Ad-1 2 vanced Multimegawatt Wind Turbines (MOD-5), 2 3 various locations, $5,000,00d.
3 4 (C) Geothermal: ; 4 5 (1) Project 80-0-1, Geothermal Demonstra-5 6 tion Powerplant Project, Valles Caldera, New 6 7 Mexico, an additional sum of $8,911,000, for a 7 8 total project authorization of $48,340,000; and 8
1 9 (2) Project 80-G-2, Second 50 Megawatt
(]) 9) 10 Electrical Demonstration Powerplant, site to be 10 l 11 determined, an additional sum of $10,000,000, for 11 12 a total project authorization' of $18,000,000.
12 13 (D) Nuclear Fission:
13l 14 (1) Project 81-T-301, General Plant Proj-14{
15 ects, Richland, Washington, $2,000,000; 15 16 (2) Project 81-H-01, First Technology 16 o
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18 $6,000,000. Site surveys, design and site selec-18l l
19 tion shall be initiated immediately upon passage of 19) 20 the Act. Construction of primary shaft to full 2@
21 depth shall be started in fiscal year 1981. Con-2h 22 struction shall be completed, ready for operation, gg 23 in fiscal year 1986; 23 24 (3) Project 81-H-02, Second Technology 2h l
25 Demonstration Repository, site undetermined, .
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tion shall be initiated immediately upon passage of ,1 1
3 the Act. Construction shall be completed, ready 4 for operation, in fiscal year 1987; ,
5 (4) Project 81-H-03, Nuclear Waste Solidi-l 6 fication Demonstration Facility, site undeter-
.7 mined, $1,000,000. Design and site selection shall 8 be started immediately upon passage of the Act.
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10 ation, by fiscal year 1985; 11 (5) Project 81-T-310, General Plant Proj- '
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ects, $8,000,000; 13 (6) Project 81-T-311, Support Services 14 Building, Hanford Engineering and Development l
15 Laboratory, Washington, $1,000,000; O is (7) Project 81-T-312, General Plant Proj-17 ect, test reactor area, radioactive and non- ,
18 radioactive liquid waste systems, phase H, Idaho I l
.19 National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 20 $800,000; 21 (8) Project 80-ES-12, Near Surface Test
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{} 8 project authorization of $20,900,000; and 8 9 (11) Project 78-6-f, Fuels and Materials Ex- 9 10 amination Facility, Richland, Washington, an ad- j 10 11 ditional sum of $62,000,000, for a total project -
11 12 authorization of $145,200,000. . 12 13 (E) Magnetic Fusion: j 13 14 (1) Project 81-T-313, General Plant Proj- l 16 ects, $4,400,000; ! ig 15
'q' 16 (2) Project 81-MF-1, Fusion Engmeermg l
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i 17 Test Facility, site to be determined, $7,000,000; , 17 18 .
(3) Project 81-MF-2, Impurity Studies Ex- j ig 19 periment Modification (ISX-0), Oak Ridge, Ten-- ig 20 nessee, $10,000,000; 23 21 (4) Project 81-MF-3, Fusion Research , 20 22 Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 23 23 Boston, Massachusetts, $200,000; 22 24 (5) Project 80-MF-3, Elmo Bumpy Torus, )
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! 4 cility, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, an additional sum of
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5 $6,500,600, for a total project authorization of .
l 6 $16,950,000; 7 (7) Project 78-3-a, Mirror Fusion Test Fa-cility, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Califor-Q 8 9 nia, $30,000,000, for a total project authorization i 10 of $124,200,000; I
11 (8) Project 78-3-b, Fusion Materials Irradia-l j 12 tion Test Facility, Richland, Washington, an addi- :
1 18 tional sum of $57,600,000, for a total project l
i l 14 authorization of $88,900,000; and i
15 (9) Project 76-5-a, Tokamak Fusion Test O 16 Reactor, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 17 Plainsboro, New Jersey, an additional sum of 18 $40,000,000, for a total project authorization of
- 19 $278,600,000, i
j 20 (F) Environment:
21 (1) Project 81-E-305, general plant pro-22 jects, $3,000,000; and
{ 23 . (2) Project 81-E-306, modifications and ad-i l 24 ditions to environmental research facilities, var-25 ious locations, $3,400,000.
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2 (1) Project 81-E-301, General Plant Pro-f 3 jects, $300,000, 4 (2) Project 81-E-304, Accelerator Improve- 4 1
5 ments and Modifications, Oak Ridge National 6 Laboratory, Oak Ridg% nnnessee, $200,000; 7 (3) Project 81-E-308, Energy Systems Re- l 8 search Laboratory (ESRL), Oak Ridge National i" )
9 Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,000,000; 10 (4) Project 81-E-309, rehabilitation of gen- 1 11 eral purpose physical plant, Argonne, Illinois, 1 12 $10,100,000; 2 13 (5) Project 81-E-310, transmission and dis- 2 14 tribution systems upgrading, Richland, Washing- 3 15 ton, $6,050,000; fu,-
~ ') 16 (6) Project 81-E-311, Energy Science and 17 Technology Building expansion, Brookhaven Na-18 tional Laboratory, New York, $12,000,000; 19 (7) Project 81-E-312, Environment and 20 Energy technology facility, Richland, Washington, 21 $4,000,000; 22 (8) Project 81-E-313, Central Energy Con-23 servation Facility, Brookhaven National Labora-24 tory, New York, $7,100,000; s
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! 3 New York, $2,dOO,000; i
l 4 (10) Project 81-E-315, Centralized Cogen-1 l 5 eration, with chilled and hot water distribution,
! 6 Argonne National Laboratog, Illinois, i . 7 $7,400,000;
! 8 (11) Project 81-E-316, Boiler Number 3 re- I
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l 10 York, $3,000,000; 4
l 11 (12) Project 81-E-317, roof replacement,
) 12 Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho,
! 18 $4,300,000; i'
14 (13) Project 81-E-318, upgrade primary 1
! 15 substation, Oak Ridge, National Laboratory, Oak i
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16 Ridge, Tennessee, $3,500,000; j 17 (14) Project 81-E-319, Coal-Fired Atmos-
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i 19 Laboratory, Illinois, $7,100,000; 1
l 20 (15) Project 81-E-321, Site Utilities Proj-21 ect, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 22 California, $7,900,000; 23 (16) Project 81-E-322, Scoville Substation 24 Distribution System upgrade, Idaho National En-25 gineering Laboratory, $1,000,000;
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'O 9 building, Sandia Laboratory, Albuquerque, New i
I i l 10 Mexico, $1,000,000. E 11 (H) High Energy Physics: E 12 (1) Project 81-E-218, Tevatron, Phase I, E 13 Fermi National Accelerator ~ Laboratory, Illinois, E 14 ,
$27,000,000; E 15 (2) Project 81-E-219, Accelerator Improve- A Q 16 ments and Modifications, various locations, E 17 $6,000,000; ,
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t 19 jects, $5,000,000; I!
20 (4) Project 79-9-b, Energy Saver, Fermi 21 National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, @
22 an additional sum of $19,600,000, for a total 23 project authorization of $46,600,000; and k i
24 (5) Project 78-10-b, intersecting storage ac- k 25 celerator (ISABELLE) 400x400 GeV, Brook-- k l
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4 (I) Nuclear Physics:
5 (1) Project 81-E-221, Accelerator Improve- 1 6 ments and Modifications, various locations, 7 $1,600,000; 8 (2) Project 81-E-222, General Plant Pro-O 9 jects, $2,800,000; 10 (3) Project 81-E-223, Argonne Tandem-11 linac Accelerator System, Argonne National Lab-12 oratory, Illinois, (A&E and long-lead procurement j 13 only), $400,000; and 14 (4) Project 80-OS-5, National Supercon-i 15 ducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State
, 'O 16 University, East tensing, Michigan, an aaaitionai 17 sum of $8,900,000, for a total project authoriza-l 18 tion of $14,900,000.
l 19 (J) Uranium Enrichment Activities:
i 20, (1) Project 81-T-501, Isotope Research and 21 Development Laboratory, New Mexico, 22 $1,500,000; -
23 (2) Project 81-T-502, Advanced Isotope 24 Separation Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore Na-25 tional Laboratory, California, $1,800,000; !
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5 of $1,000,000, for a total project authorization of 5:
6 $4,500,000. 6:
- 7. SEC. 22. Within ninety days after the date of enactment 7:
8 of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to both Houses of 8
'O' 9 Congress a report detailing the Department of Energy's 9 j
- 10 policy and position on sharing costs, and facilities and tech. 10l 11 nologies as contractually negotiated for large coal conversion lli
, 12 demonstration and pilot plant design, construction and oper- 12 18 ation. The applicable contract provision shall include, but not 18 14 be limited to- id 15 (A) Contract cost sharing; 1h y 16 (B) Overrun cost sharing; 1 17 (C) Process / patent exclusivity; and 18 18 (D) Facility plant purchase.
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19 ~ SEC. 23. (A) Within ninety days after the date of enact-If 20 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall transnit to both Houses 2f 21 of Congress a detailed description of the comprehensive, 2{
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23 development, and demonstration. 2) 24 (B) The description of the comprehensive program plan j 2
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3 the program, 4 (2) the program elements, management structure, ,
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{ '7 (3) an evaluation of whether such program jO 8 elements and activities are adequate to meet such 9 multiycar objectives-l l 10 (4) the program strategies and commercialization l 11 plans, including detailed milestone goals to be achieved ~
! 12 during the next fiscal year for all major programs and i 13 projects;
! 14 (5) the economic, environmental and societal sig-i 15 nificance which the program may have;
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! 18 (7) the estimated relative financial contributions of i
< 19 the Federal Government and non-Federal participants l 20 in the program; 21 (8) the relationship of the program to any Federal 22 national energy or fuel policies; and 23 (9) the relationship of any short-term undertakings 24 and expenditures to long-range goals and comprehen-25 sive conservation strategy.
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40 1 SEC. 24. No funds appropriated pursuant to any author-2 ization in this Act may be obligated for expenditure or ex-3 pended by the Secretary to-4 (A) place, bury, or store in any subsurface 5 geologic repository any irradiated nuclear fuel assem-6 bly. or part thereof, from any nuclear reactor unless 7 the geologic repository is designed so that all fuel as-8 semblies, or parts thereof, to be placed, buried or
.O, 9 stored can be easily and economically retrieved; or 10 C) design or construct spent fuel canisters or 1, 11 cente'ners intended for permanent emplacement in any 1
12 repository.
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15 have been glassified, vitrified, or otherwise appropriately 1; Q 16 treated to provide long-term isolation from the biosphere. 1, 17 SEC. 25. (A) With respect to Department of Energy 1-18 civilian research and development programs, the Federal ig 19 share of each plant and capital equipment construction proj-it 20 ect, other than a construction project for which funds are 2(
21 authorized under section 8(E)(1)(b) of this Act, shall be 21 22 funded exclusively from an account separate from operating 25 23 expenses; and, for purposes of the President's annual budget 2:
24 submission and of related reports submitted by the Secretary 24 25 to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of -
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4 5 (1) MAJOB CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.-All con-6 struction projects having a total estimated Federal cost 7 of $5,000,000 or more. Each such project shall be set 8 f rth by name, location, total estimated cost, total esti-O 9 mated Federal cost, description, justification, cost de-10 tails, and outlays for pertinent fiscal years. Appropriate 11 documentation shall also be provided.
12 No major construction project authorized by this 13 Act shall, after title I design is completed, be substan-14 tially reduced in scope in order to stay within the cur-15 rent total estimated cost unless (a) a period of thirty
'O 16 calendar days (not including any day in which dther 17 House of Congress is not in session because of ad-18 journment of more than three calendar days to a day 19 certain) has passed after the receipt by the Committee 20 on Science and Technology of the House of Repre-21 sentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 22 Resources of the Senate of notice given by the Secre-23 tary containing a full and complete statement of the 24 action proposed to be taken and the facts and circum-25 stances relied upon in support of such proposed action,
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struction projects having a total estimated Federal cost 7 i between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. These projects 8
within each program area may be submitted in com-9
-(]) bined form. Accompanying documentation shall include 10 the name, location, description, total estimated cost, 11 I and total estimated Federal cost of each project. By 12 1 December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall issue a 13-(
report to each such Committee describing all changes d
14-in the list of these projects and in the funding among 0 15 them.
3 16 (3) GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.-All general 1 17 plant construction projects having a total estimated l' 18 Federal cost of up to $1,000,000. These projects 1 19 within each program area may be consolidated into one 1 20 item.
2d 21 i (4) PLANNING AND DESION.-The architect and 25 22 engineering phase for construction projects (title I
. 2 23 design and title II design)1within each program area 28 24 may be combined into one item. Site work or other 24 25 construction activities may not be included. Iccompa- ~
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1 nying documentation shall include a description by sub-2 program of the effect, purpose, and estimated cost of 3 such planning and design.
4 Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, op- -
5 erating expenses may be used for (a) any construction project 6 having a total estimated Federal cost of $500,000 or less, (b) -
7 the conceptual design of any project, (c) the procurement and O 8 installation of inaividual components fabricatea for research 9 and development or testing when such components are not an 10 integral part of a basic facility or construction project, (d)
-11 experimental test equipment to conduct specific investiga-12 tions but not for long-term research and development use, 13 and (rf solar heating and cooling demonstrations.
14 For major construction projects where it is the national 15 interest to initiate construction in advance of the next annual
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17 the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of 18 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
.19 Resources of the Senate sixty days in ~ advance of commenc-20 ing construction under this section, shall provide those com-21.mittees with a detailed justification for commencing construc-22 tion in advance of such cycle, shall(subject to any application 23 limitations) reprogram necessary funding from other major 24 construction projects, and shall inform those committees of 7
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3 (B) For purposes of this section-4 (1) the term " total estimated Federal cost" with 5 respect to a construction project means the most cur-6 rent estimate of the cost which will be borne by the 7 United States Government of all activities ultimately 8 constituting a part of the project; l,)
9 (2) The term " total estimated cost" with respect 10 to a construction project means the most current esti-f 11 mate of the cost of all activities ultimately constituting 3 12 a part of the project; 3
13 (S) the term " construction project" means the 3 14 design, construction, or modification of a Department z
15 of Energy civilian research and demonstration facility, 3
{} 16 including buildings, test facilities, pilot and demonstra- g 17 tion plants, processing and reprocessing plants, utili- g 18 ties, and improvements; and for this purpose (a) only g 19 facilities uniquely related to a larger construction proj- g 20 ect may be combined with that project, and (b) when. g
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'7 of the design concept by means of preliminary engi-O s neering arawings, outiine spectrications, cost estimates, 9 and schedules, the identification of long-lead procure-10 ment, site improvements, and applicable code stand-
. 11 ards, and the consideration of structural, hydraulic, 12 chemical, mechanical, and electric constraints and ca-13 pabilities; and 14 (6) the term " title II design" means the develop-15 ment of the details of each aspect of title I design to 16 the point where a contractor can order the components 17 and proceed with construction, including complete en-18 gineering calculations considering all applicable codes, 19 standards, and contract provisions, detailed specifica-20 tions, dimensioned drawings, and procurement data, a 21 precise cost estimate, and a firm-construction schedule.
22 (C) As used in this section, the term " program" includes 23 any of the categories listed in subsection (A) of this section,
, 24 and any construction project included in the category of 25 major construction projects as described in paragraph (1) of
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2 Federal cost of any major construction project exceeds the 3 original estimated Federal cost by more than 10 per centum, i l
4 such funds may be acquired from other major construction 5 projects upon written notice to the Committee on Science 6 and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 7 Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate.
8 (D) Whenever the provisions of this section conflict or 9 are inconsistent with any other provision of this Act or the 10 Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, Public Law 93-438, as 3 11 amended, the provisions of this section shall govern. 3 12 SEC. 26. The Secretary of the Department of Energy is 3 13 directed to establish a new separate activity at the Head- 3 14 quarters level, to be known as the Research and Develop- H 15 ment Construction and Facilities Office. The activity is estab- H b 16 lished for the purpose of providing construction services in- H 17 cluding establishing construction and maintenance policies, H 18 design standards, project budgets and field reports verifying R 19 field progress, coordinating five-year plans for institutional H 20 maintenance, modification and construction, and similar re- @
21 lated activities. The sum of $400,000 is authorized, for pro- 8 22 gram management and support. 3 23 SEC. 27. The Secretary shall, upon enactment of this s' 24 bill, assign a qualified panel of engineers and architects, com- 3 3
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3 the Secretary for which appropriations have been made but 4 where construction has not proceeded beyond the foundation 5 stage. (A) After this design review, the Secretary shall pre-6 pare a report to the House Committee on Science and Tech-7 aology and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural O 8 Resources describing each facility, its estimated costs of the 9 essential features, substantiating its need, justifying all its 10 features and all associated equipment and offering alterna-
-11 tives for reducing the costs of each in order to minimize con-12 struction costs consistent with functional requirements. (B)In 13 addition, such facilities shallinclude solar energy and conscr-14 vation features which are cost effective after taking into con-15 sideration the capital and operating costs of such features 0 10 which can be recovered over their expected usefullife not to 17 exceed twenty-five years, including a real rate of return of 7 18 per centum per year. (0) The report shall also include recom-19 mended measures that could be taken to accelerate the con-20 struction of such projects once they have been authorized in 21 order to further reduce costs.
22 An initial design review report of each facility shall be 23 submitted within one hundred and twenty calendar days after 24 enactment of this bill, or within one hundred and twenty days 25 after completion of title 1 (Preliminary Engineering) to the
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10 SEC. 28. As of the date of enactment of this Act, all 11 funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to Public Law 12 96-126 for research, development, and demonstration shall 18 be deemed subject to the requirements of section 111(b) of 14 the Energy Reorganization Act, as amended.
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