and development and there is a unilateral abandonment of the research and development or of the construction of the plant for reasons other than (a) a contract amendment under which the Atomic Energy Commission approves such abandonment, or (b) causes beyond the control of the contracting parties and without their fault or negligence (including inability to obtain necessary licenses or regulatory approvals or adequate liability insurance coverage), the Commission shall be reimbursed by the party abandoning the project for its expenditures for research and development under the arrangement except to the extent that the Commission determines that any such expenditures have resulted in the acquisition by the Government of property, patents, or other value; And provided further, That waiver of use charges by the Commission may not extend beyond ten years after initial criticality of the reactor.45b [SEC. 111. The Commission is authorized to enter into cooperative arrangements with any person or persons for participation in the development, construction and operation of the experimental low-temperature process heat reactor authorized under project 60-e-14 of section 101 (e) of this Act, and the utilization of the steam generated by the reactor plant. Under such arrangements (1) the Commission is authorized to obtain the participation of such person or persons to the fullest extent consistent with the Commission's direction of the project and ownership of the reactor; (2) the reactor plant may be constructed upon a site provided by a participating party with or without compensation; (3) the reactor plant shall be operated by, or under contract with, the Commission, for such period of time as the Commission determines to be advisable for research and development purposes and for such additional period as the Commission may determine to be necessary in the best interest of the Government. Upon the expiration of such period, the Commission may offer the reactor plant and its appurtenances for sale to a participating party or parties at a price to reflect appropriate depreciation, but not to include construction costs assignable to research and development, or the Commission may dismantle the reactor plant and its appurtenances; (4) the Commission may sell steam to a participating party at rates based upon the present cost of, or the projected cost of, comparable steam from a plant using conventional fuels at the reactor location; and (5) any steam sold shall be used for industrial, manufacturing or other commercial purposes, or for 48b Public Law 91-273 (84 Stat. 299) (1970), subsec. 105 (a), added the second proviso. research and development related thereto, but shall SEC. 112. In the event the Commission constructs a power reactor under the authorization of project 60-e-15 of section 101 or subsection 110 (e) of this Act at an installation operated by or on behalf of the Commission (a) the electric energy generated may be used by the Commission in connection with the operation of such installation and the Commission is authorized to make necessary adjustments in its contract with the power supplier at such installation to provide for the interchange of reactor generated power into the transmission system of the supplier; (b) the Commission is authorized to obtain the participation of private, cooperative, or public organizations to the fullest extent consistent with the Commission direction of the project, ownership of the reactor, and utilization of the electric energy generated; and (c) the power reactor constructed shall be operated by, or under contract with, the Commission, for such period of time as the Commission determines to be advisable for research and development purposes and for such additional period as the Commission may determine to be necessary in the best interest of the Government. Upon the expiration of such period the Commission may offer the reactor and its appurtenances for sale to any public, private, or cooperative power organization at a price to reflect appropriate depreciation but not to include construction costs assignable to research and development, or the Commission may dismantle the reactor and its appurtenances. SEC. 113. DESIGN AND ENGINEERING STUDIES.-The Commission shall proceed with design and engineering studies to include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) prototype reactor for nuclear tankers; (b) reactor for remote military installations; and Congress. The Commission shall submit reports on the studies Report to under (a) and (b) of this section to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy by April 1, 1960. SEC. 114. Subsection 153 (h) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by striking out the date "September 1, 1959" and inserting in lieu thereof the date "September 1, 1964". Approved June 23, 1959. Sec. 111 of Public Law 86-50 rescinded by sec. 108(b) of Public Law 87-701 (76 Stat. 599) (1962). INDEX TO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAW 86-50 (Page references are to the Congressional Record, 86th Cong., 1st sess.) S. 1194 introduced by Senator Anderson (by request) and referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. February 26, 1959, 2978, 3040-3041. Hearings: Subcommittee on Legislation, February 7 and 27; March 23, 24, 25; April 13, 14, 15; and May 8, 1959. Published under title of AEC authorizing legislation, fiscal year 1960. S. 2904 introduced by Senator Anderson and referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. As "clean bill," S. 2094 superseded S. 1194 and incorporated provisions of S. 1652 (H.R. 5864) as section 114 of bill. June 2, 1959, 9514. Reported (S. Rept. 386). June 11, 1959, 10462. Passed Senate by voice vote. Passed House (suspension of rules) in lieu of H.R. 7537. June 15, 1959, 10753; 10822. Examined and signed; presented to President. June 17, 1959, 11007, 11149, 11104. Approved (Public 86-50) June 23, 1959. Senate notified of approval, June 24, 1959, 11693. COMPANION BILL-H.R. 7537 H.R. 5106 introduced by Mr. Durham (by request) and referred to PUBLIC LAW 86-457 (AEC AUTHORIZATION Atomic Energy [86th Congress, H.R. 11713] [May 13, 1960] AN ACT To authorize appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SEC. 101. PLANT OR FACILITY ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 261a. (1) of the Atomic energy Act of 1954, as amended, the sum of $338,476, 000 for acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion as follows: (a) SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS. Project 61-a-1, modifications to production and supporting installations, $10,000,000. Project 61-a-2, billet production plant, $1,800,000. Project 61-a-3, heat treatment and inspection modifications, Fernald, Ohio, $2,500,000. Project 61-a-4, development laboratory building, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $766,000. Project 61-a-5, plutonium reclamation plant, Hanford, Washington, $2,900,000. Project 61-a-6, moderator purification improvements, Savannah River, South Carolina, $2,500,000. (b) ATOMIC WEAPONS. Project 61-b-1, weapons production, development, and test installations, $10,000,000. [Project 61-b-2, high-velocity test track, Sandia Base, New Mexico, $2,100,000] 48 Project 61-b-3, special metals fabrication plant, $3,000,000. (c) ATOMIC WEAPONS.— Project 61-c-1, contaminated waste plant, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $2,000,000. (d) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.— Project 61-d-1, additions and modifications to Chemical Engineering Building, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, $2,000,000. Project 61-d-2, special purpose test installation addition, Santa Susana, California, $1,200,000. Project 61-d-3, technical space for SPERT, National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, $500,000. Project 61-d-4, critical building, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $600,000. Project 61-d-5, fast reactor core test installation, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $6,900,000. Project 61-d-6, plutonium fuel service and development building, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $600,000. Project 61-d-7, test installation for Project Rover, $20,000,000. Project 61-d-8, test installation for Project Pluto, $15,000,000. Project 61-d-9, advanced test reactor, $40,000,000.** Project 61-d-10, power reactor plants for the Antarctic, $13,000,000. 47 This figure was amended by Public Law 87-315 (75 Stat. 676) (1961). Prior to amendment it was: $211,476,000. 48 Public Law 87-315 (75 Stat. 676) (1961), sec. 108(a), rescinded authorization for project 61-b-2 except for funds theretofore obligated. Public Law 87-315 (75 Stat. 676) (1961), sec. 107 (c), amended the authorization for project 61-d-9. Prior to amendment, it was $24,000,000. (e) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT. Projecet 61-e-1, additions and modifications, MTR ETR area, National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho $800,000. Project 61-e-2, site utilities, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $1,250,000. Project 61-e-3, quarters for visiting scientists, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $550,000. (f) PHYSICAL RESEARCH. Project 61-f-1, bubble chamber house, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $1,600,000. Project 61-f-2, Princeton-Pennsylvania accelerator addition, Princeton, New Jersey, $10,820,000. Project 61-f-3, accelerator and reactor additions and modifications, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $1,085,000. Project 61-r-4, high flux isotope reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, $12,000,000. Project 61-f-5, accelerator improvements, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, California, $500,000. Project 61-f-6, major bevatron improvements, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, California, $9,600,000. Project 61-f-7, linear electron accelerator, $114,000,000.50 [Project 61-f-8, materials research laboratory, University of Illinois, $5,600,000.] $1 51 Project 61-f-9, radiation laboratory, University of Notre Dame, $2,200,000. (g) PHYSICAL RESEARCH. Project 61-g-1, metallurgy building extension, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, $665,000. Project 61-g-2, addition to cyclotron building, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, California, $500,000. (h) BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. Project 61-h-1, installations for support of biomedical research in atomic energy, $5,000,000. (i) COMMUNITY. Project 61-1-1, real estate development, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $435,000. Project 61-i-2, elementary school addition, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $145,000. Project 61-1-3, steam transmission line, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $135,000. (j) GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.-$34,175,000. SEC. 102. LIMITATIONS.-(a) The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101 (a), (b), (d), (f), and (h), only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 50 Project 61-f-7 was amended by Publie Law 87-315 (75 Stat. 676) (1961), sec. 107(b). Prior to amendment, it read: Project 61-1-7, design and engineering, linear electron accelerator, $3,000,000. Public Law 88-332 (78 Stat. 227) (1964), sec. 102(c), rescinded authorization for this project except for funds theretofore obligated. |