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 PUBLIC LAW 95-601—NOV. 6, 1978

92 STAT. 2947

Public Law 95-601 95th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemMed, SECTiojf 1. (a) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2017), and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5875), for the fiscal year 1979, to remain available until expended $333,007,000. Of such total amount authorized to be appropriated: (1) not more than $47,162,000 may be used for "Nuclear Reactor Regulation"; of the total amount appropriated for this purpose, $2,080,000 shall be available for Advanced Reactors; (2) not more than $38,760,000 may be used for "Inspection and Enforcement"; (3) not more than $14,945,000 may be used for "Standards Development"; of the total amount appropriated for this purpose, $650,000 shall be available for Low-Level Radiation activities, including those described in section 5 of this Act; (4) not more than $27,240,000 may be used for "Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards"; of the total amount appropriated for this purpose, $8,127,000 shall be available for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Management activities; (5) not more than $163,470,000 may be used for "Nuclear Regulatory Research"; of the total amount appropriated for this purpose, $1,500,000 shall be available for the implementation of the Improved Safety Systems Research plan required by section 205(f) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, $4,448,000 shall be available for Nuclear Waste research activities, and $18,333,000 shall be available for Advanced Reactor Research, including an authorization of $3,900,000 to accelerate the effort in gas-cooled thermal reactor safety research. (6) not more than $13,480,000"^may be used for "Program Technical Support"; (7) not more than $27,950,000 may be used for "Program Direction and Administration"; of the total amount appropriated for this purpose, $225,000 shall be available for equal employment opportunity activities, including support of four positions in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. (b)(1) Not more than $14,285,000 of the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) may be used for contracts encompassing research, studies, and technical assistance on domestic safeguards matters. (2) Of the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a), $1,000,000 shall be available for studies and analysis of alternative fuel cycles (including studies and analysis relating to licensing and safety, safeguards, and environmental aspects).

Nov. 6. 1978 [S. 2584]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Appropriation authorization, 1978.

42 USC 5845.

Safeguard research contracts, limitation.

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