ML23348A131
ML23348A131 | |
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Issue date: | 10/25/1988 |
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{{#Wiki_filter:1 261 "SII6I1t" H-Troaporlatloll 'TRANSPOJITATION "S~ 180. (a) No.pent nuclear fuel or high*lewl radioactiw WGlk may be trall6ported by or for tM Secretory under.ubtitle A or under.ubtitle C u~pt in pockaga that Iaowbftn ~rliraedfor.uch pU'P!J'Se by tM Commiuion. (b) The Secntory.hall abitk by regulatio,.. of 'M..Commiuion rqarding adlJCJnce notification ofStote and local gouemmen16 prior to 'ra"'porla'ion of.pent lIuclear fuel or high.lewl radioac'iue WGlk under.ubtitk A or unckr.ubtitk C. "(e) The Secretory.hall prouide technical auuto~ and funeU to Stoia for training for f,ublic.afety officio" 01 appropriok units of local gouemment and ndian tribel through whou jumdiction the Secntory pla1l8 to tra1l8port.pent nuclear fuel or hifh.kuel radioac-tiw WGlk under.ubtitle A or under.ubti'" C. 7nJlning.hall couer procedUIW required lor 8Of~ routine 'rall6porla'ion of thac materi* a", 08 well 08 procedura for dealing with ~mergellCYrapon..e.itua* ,io,... TM W081e Fund.hall be the.ouree of funeU for worA carried out und~r'hi..ubeection. ". SBC. '"1. TBANSPORf'ATlON 0' rUll'ONIUII.r AIRCItA". ",.OUGH UNITEDSTATBS Alit BrACE. (oJ IN GBN.RAL-Notwitla6tonding any other prouuion of law. no lorm of plutonium may be trall6poited by aircraft th~Ja 'h. air .~ of,he United S'ata from a foreign na'ion to a forelfPl na'ion unIes. the Nuclear Regula'ory Commiuion h08 ~rtiraed'0 CoragreS6 'hat the container in which.uch plutonium i6 'ranspor'ed i6.afe. as cktermined in accordance with subsec'ion (b~ 'h~.econd undesig* noted ~ragraph under.<<lion 101 of Public Low 94-19 (89 Stat. 413; 41 U.S.c. 5841 no'e). and all other applicable laws. (6) RESPONSIBIUTIES OF THB NUCLEAR REGULAf'OJlY CoMMIS' SION.- SBC.'"1. TRANSPORTAf'/ON. Title 1 of tM Nuclear W08,. Policy Act of 1981(.I' Us.c. 10111-10111) u further amended by adding at th~ end, tM following new .ubtitk: PART F-MISCELLANEOUS "AUTHORlZATION or APPROPRIATION. '~.c. 509. Notwitla6tonding.ubeection (dJot_tloll 101, and sub-ject to.ubsection (eJ of.uch 6eetion, there are authorized to be ap-propri!Jted for apenditura from amoun" in 'M W.,. Fund atob-lulud in.ubsection (c) of.uch.ection.uch.Um8 a may be nece6- .ary to carry out tM proui6ioll6of thg titk. 'TBRMINAf'/ON or TH6 SOARD '~BC. 510. The Board'".Iaoll C<<* to ailt not I4kr than 1,ear a~r tM do,. on which tM Secretory begi,.. dUpollOl 01 high.kuel radioactiue W06te or.pent nuclear fuel in a repoeitory.'~ I III I II I I "S~ 508. The Board.1uJ1l reJ'O"! not,.. tlaall I tima pt!ryear to Co'V"atl and 'M Secretary i,. findinp, concluio,.., and recommen- . dGtlO1I8. The Ii,..t.uch report.hall be.ubmitl<<lllOt lakr than /1 mont'" atrfr th~ dGk of the enactment ofthe Nuelear Wate Policy AlrNndmen,. Act of198r. ~ n r-<oen c:= .£: 260 ./ liw.rvice, and.1uJ1l ". paid ill accordance with 'M prouuio,.. 01 claap~r 51 tuad.ubchop"r 111ofchopkr 51 ol.ucla title relating to r ckJuirlCtJliolland GeMI'GI Schedule pay rota. 'Vb) l'RorasloNA£ 8'l'Arr.-{l) Subjec' to J1GIU6'TIP'" (1) and (I~ 'M Cluiif7n411 naoyappoillt andru tM compellMJtioll of.uch profa. .ional'.toff a may be neceuary to di8c1uJrge 'M rapo1l8ibil.tia 01 tMBoorJ.- "(1) Not more tlaall 10profeaional.toffIrNmbe,. may be appoillt. ed IUUkr thu.u6Hc'ioll. 'YI) Profatlional.toffIrNmbe,. may be="ted without regard to tM.prouu;o,.. of 'iilc 5, Ullit<<l Stoia
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1rN1I" III 'M competi'iw.rvice, and naoybe paid withou' regard to 'M prouuio,.. Of chop,.,. 51 and.ubcluJpt.r III 01 chapkr 51 01 .uch title rela'i1lll to claRiru:otioll and GeMml ScIudMkpay rota, a~pt 'ha' no indiuidual.0 appoillt<<l naoy m;ciw pay ill acea 01 tM alUluai rok of btuic pay payable for 08-18 01 th~ General Scheduk ff,upPOn 'UVICa ffS~ 501. (aJO.,,61tA£ S6J1VlCa.-7b 'M a~lItpermitt<<l by law and requat<<l by 'M CIuJinnan. tM Adm;"iltrotor ofGeneral Servo ka.Iaoll'provitk 'M Boord with ~ odminutrotiw urvica, foeilit;" and.upport 011 a reimburwoble btuit. "(b) ACCOUNTING, ~JlCH, AND 7'BcHNo£OOr ASS6S8M6N7' SUVlca.-TM Comptroller GeMral. 'M LibtTlf'ilm 01 Congreu, and 'M Director of tM Off~ of TechnoloR:Y.A....men'.Iaoll. to tM a,,"t permitl<<l by law and.ubjec' to,TIt availability offund6, prouitk tM Boord with.uch foeilit;".upporl, I"'"'" and.ervica, ~ncludill6.tof/' a moy be MCaMU')' for tM effectiw performance of tM func'io,.. oftM Board. 'Ye) ADDI1'IONA£ SUPPOJlf'.-UPOII 'M requat of tM Chaif7n4n, tM Boord naoy 6ecure directly from 'M Mad of any departmellt or agency of tM Unit<<l Stoia information n<<raacIIY to enable i' to carry out thil 'itk 'YeO MAlu-TM Boord may UN tM Ullil<<l Stoia naoill ill tM _me mallMr and under tM Nme condi';o,.. G8 other ckpartmell" and.ncia oftM Ullil<<l Stota. "(d ExIt...,., AND C>>NSU£TANf'B.-8ub.iec' to.uch rula a may be prauibed by tM Board. 1M ChoinM,. lMy procure ~mpo..'Cr:; end .!ntermittent,ervica unckr ~tion 1109(6) of titk 5 of 'M United . Stoia Code. but at rola for indiuiduall not to aCftd tM daily equifJOlent of tM maimum annual rak of buic pay payable for GS-18 oftM General Scheduk "upon
c. 262 (1) DBTUMINArlON 0' s.t,I:JT.-7'M N~ko.r R~latOry Commiaion.laGll tkurmine wMtMr tIN container re. erred to in,ubs<<tion (aJiI IlJfe for,," in the trauporlation 0 plutoni* , um by aircraft and traumit to 0,,.,,.. a c.rtifacation for tM 1 plirpo6f!11 of.~h.ulwction in tM CGH ofeach container deter-mined to be IlJfe. (I) 1'EsTINo.-In order to male a tkurmill4tion with rapect to a container under paf'06T'Gph (1), tIN N~ko.r Regulatory o,mmwion,hall-(A) require GIl actual drop telt from mcuimum cruifing altitruk of a full<<ak IlJmpk of.~h container loaded with teltmauri4l1; and (B) ~uire an actual cro.lh If!IIt of a cargo aircraft full locukd with full-ICGk IlJmpJa of.~h container lotided with If!IIt maurial un1ea the o,mmiaion fktermina, after conlultation with an indewndent.cuntiru: ~('~W panel, tlaGt tIN.tT'f!lllf!ll on tIN cOntainer produCed by other tall rued in dewloping tIN container uCftd the,trases which UJOuld occur during a wont caM plutonium air.hipment accidenL (3) LJIIITATION.-'/'M N~lear Rculatory Commilsion may not certify under thil NCtion that a container illlJfe for ull in tM traMportation ofplutonium by aircraft ifthe container rup-tured or releaHd ill conten" during If!IIting conducted in ac-cordance with partJl11!!ph (I). (4) EVALUATION.-The Nuclear Rf!l/Ulatory Commilsion.hall . evaluau tM container certifacation requiml by titl<< 11 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (41 u.s.c. $841 et seq} and ,ubeiction (aJ in accordance with tIN NatiotuJl Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (83 StaL 851; 41 u.s.c. 4311 ".eq.) and all otMr applicabk law. (c) CoNTENTor CEllrl"CATION.-A certilkation referred to in sub-IeCtion (a) with rapect to a container,IaG(1 inelcu.k-(1) tIN determination of tIN N~lear Regu14tory o,mmilsion GI to tM IlJfety of.~h container; (I) a.tatement that tM requirelMn" of.u6action (6XI) &Wre IlJtilfaed in tIN telting of.uch container, and (3) a.tatement tluit the container did not rupture or releale ill conten" into the enuironment duri~ If!IIting, (d) DESIGN or TEsT,NO PIlOCEDURES.-Thf! tall requiml by sub-v .<<tion (6) 'hall be designed by tM Nuclear Regu14tory o,mmission .to replicau actual wont case transportation conditiolll to the mGJCi-mum uunt practicable. In detJ~*n;ng such telta. the C~mmission ,hall prouide for public notice 0 the ropoaed telt procedures, pro. uide a reasonable opportunity or pU~lic comment on such proce-dura, and consider.uch comments, ifany. (e) TEsTING RESULTS: REPORTS AND PuBUC D,SCLOSUIlE.-The Nu-clear Regulatory Commwion.hall transmit to Congress a report on v the raul" ofeach tat conducted under thil If!Ction ond shall make .uch raul" available to the public. (fJ ALTERNATIVE ROUTES AND MEANS or 7'RANSPORTATION.-With rapect to any,hipmen" of plutonium from a foreign nation to a foreign nation which are.ubJ<<t to United States COlllent righ" con-tained in an Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation, the Pnesi* I \\ II 263 den' it authorized to make euery effort to punu. and conclude ar-rangemen" for altematioe routes and mea,.. of tranaportation, in-cluding.ea,hipmenL All.uch arrangemen".hall* be.ubject to .tringent physical.ecurity conditioM, and other conditiona designed to protect the public health and.afety, and prouiBions of this sec-tion, and all other applicable laws. (g) INAPPUCABI£lTY TO MEDICAL DEVICES.-8ubsectiona (a) throUllh (e).hall not apply with raped to plutonium in any form contained in a medical device designed for individual human appli* cation. (h) INAPPLICABILITY TO M,LITAIlY USES.-8"bsectiona (a) through (e).hall not apply tor'utonium in the form of nuClear weapons nor to other.hipmen" 0 plutonium determined by the' Department of Energy to be directly connected with the United Statu national see curity or defense programs. (i) iNAPPLICABILITY TO PIlEVIOUSLY CBRTIFIED CONTAINBRS.-This .<<tion 'hall not apply to any containe1'8 lor the.h_ipnwnt of pluto-nium preuiousll certified as.afe by tIN Nuclear Regulatory Com* mission under Public Law 94-79 (81 StaL 413;.II U.S.e. 5841 note). (j) PAYJ/6NT or CosTs.-Ali cot" incurred by tIN Nuclear Regula. to? Commission associated with tIN telting program required by thll.<<tion, and administratiue COl" related theretO..hall be reim-bursed to the Nuclear Regulatory Co",mwion. by any foreign coun* t: :eiUing plutonium shipped through United Stota airspace in nta 'nen.pecifled by the Commission. SEC. SHJ. SUBSEA BED DISPOSAL. Title 11of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1981 (41 U.S.c. 10191-1~03) if amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SUBSEABED DISPOSAL "SEC. 114. (a) STUDY.-Within 170 da,. after tM date of the en* actment of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendmen" Act of 1987, the Secretary.hall report to Congress on.ubseabed difpotlGl of,pent nu* clear fuel and hl8h-Ieuel rcidioactiw WaIte. The report under this subsection shall include- "(1) an assessment of the current.tate of ItnowlecI,~ of sub- .eabed disposal eu an alternatiue I<<hnolo/11 for duposal of spent. nuclear fuel and high*lewl radioactiw WOIte,' "(2) an estimate of the COB" of.ubseabed diaposal; se~'e'dadis;::~rrn:fu~~ti~t::r~::!tr:.~~i,:::=,:~e:d=~~o~u~f the United States to proceed with.ubseabed aiaposal as an option fo,. nuclear waste management; "(4) a full discussion of the enuironmental and public health and safety aspects ofsubseabed disposal; "(5) recommendationa on alternatioe ways to structure an effort in research, deuelopment, and demonstration with respect to.ubseabed disposal; and "(6) the recommendations of the Secretary with respect to reo search, deuelopment and demonstration in.ubseabed disposal ofspent nuclear fuel and high*level radioactiw waste. "(6) OFFICE OF SUBSEABED DISPOSAL RESEARCH.-(J) There is hereby established an Office ofSubseabed Disposal Research within}}