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 100 STAT. 4064

PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

SEC. 3134. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES TO CARRY FIREARMS BEYOND BOUNDARIES OF A DOE FACILITY 42 USC 2201.

Section 161 k. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended— (1) by inserting "and subcontractors (at any tier)" in the second sentence after "employees of its contractors"; "" (2) by striking out "owned by the United States and" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "under the jurisdiction of the United States"; f • s (3) by inserting "or being transported to or from such facilif f ties" in the second sentence after "contracted to the United vj, States"; •=' (4) by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: "An employee of a contractor or subcontractor authorized to carry firearms under this subsection may make such arrests only when the individual to be arrested is within, or in direct flight from, the area of such offense."; and J (5) by striking out the semicolon at the end and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ". The Secretary, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall issue guidelines to implement this subsection;". SEC. 3135. REPORT ON CONTAINMENT FACILITIES

Safety.

The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the costs and effects on safety that would result from constructing containment facilities for nuclear reactors of the Department of Energy compared with the costs and effects on safety involved in constructing a new production reactor. Such report shall be submitted not later than March 15, 1987. SEC. 3136. STUDY OF PRODUCTION REACTOR SAFETY

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Reports.

Reports.

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY.—(1) The Secretary of

Energy shall request the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering— (A) to make an independent assessment of the safety of continuing operations of the "N" Production Reactor, located near Richland, Washington, including any technical and safety issues raised by the nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl in the Soviet Union; and (B) to provide a report on such assessment, together with findings and recommendations, concurrently to Congress and the Secretary not later than March 1, 1987., (2) The assessment should— (A) be made by distinguished scientists and engineers drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Institute of Medicine chosen with regard for their special competence and expertise; and (B) be conducted in a manner that would allow for appropriate public participation in the review process consistent with statutory requirements to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. (b) REVIEW AND COMMENT BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall review the findings and recommendations contained in the report under subsection (a) and shall separately provide to Congress a report containing—

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