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 PUBLIC L A W 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

101 STAT. 1239

Regulations. section 15340t)) of the Department of Energy National Security and 42 USC 7256a Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1986 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Regulations to implement paragraph (2) of

(as added by subsection (a)) shall be prescribed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such regulations shall apply as if included in the original regulations prescribed under such section. SEC. 3132. MODERNIZATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX

President of U.S.

(a) STUDY.—The President shall conduct a study, in consultation with experts in both the Federal Government and the private sector, on the nuclear weapons complex for the purpose of determining the overall size and productive capacity necessary to support national security objectives. 0)) PLAN.—The President shall formulate a plan, based on the study conducted under subsection (a), to modernize the nuclear weapons complex by achieving the necessary size and capacity determined under the study. Such plan shall include— (1) actions necessary to ensure operation of facilities in the nuclear weapons complex in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner; (2) a schedule for implementation of the plan; and (3) the estimated costs of implementation of the plan. (c) REPORT.—The President shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives containing recommendations resulting from the study required by subsection (a) and a description of the lan required by subsection (b). The report shall be submitted by lecember 15, 1988. (d) NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX DEFINITION.—In this section, the term "nuclear weapons complex" includes facilities for nuclear weapons research, development, and testing, nuclear materials production, nuclear weapons components manufacture, and assembly of nuclear weapons.

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SEC. 3133. REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION OF N REACTOR Washington. (a) REPORT BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—The Secretary of

Energy shall request the National Academy of Sciences to submit by December 1, 1987, a report summarizing its findings, conclusions, and recommendations relating to the ssrfety of operation of the N Reactor at the Hanford Reservation, Washington (hereafter in this section referred to as the "N Reactor"). Such report shall be prepared from the Academy's current assessment of safety and technical issues at Department of Energy class A reactors being conducted pursuant to section 3136 of the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1987 (division C of Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 4064). The report may include a review of the reports and recommendations of the so-called Roddis panel and shall be in addition to any other report submitted by the Academy on the N Reactor to the Department of Energy. The report shall be submitted to— (1) the Secretary of Energy; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (b) RESTRICTION ON OPERATION OF N REACTOR.—The Secretary of

Energy—

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