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 94 STAT. 1542

Plan development, factors.

Report to congressional committees.

PUBLIC LAW 96-386—OCT. 7, 1980

and coordination of major magnetic fusion engineering devices and associated activities at such a national center. (b) In developing the plan, the Secretary shall include relevant factors including, but not limited to— (1) means of saving cost and time through the establishment of the national center relative to the cost and schedule currently projected for the program; (2) means of providing common facilities to be shared by many magnetic fusion concepts; (3) assessment of the environmental and safety-related aspects of the national center; (4) provisions for international cooperation in magnetic fusion activities at the national center; (5) provision of access to facilities for the broader technical involvement of domestic industry and universities in the magnetic fusion energy program; (6) siting criteria for the national center including a list of potential sites; (7) the advisability of establishing such a center considering all factors, including the alternative means and associated costs of pursuing such technology; and (8) changes in the management structure of the magnetic fusion program to allow more effective direction of activities related to the national center. (c) The Secretary shall submit not later than July 1, 1981, a report to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources characterizing the plan and setting forth the steps necessary for implementation of the plan, including any steps already implemented. TECHNICAL PANEL ON MAGNETIC FUSION

42 USC 9306.

Membership.

Review.

SEC. 7. (a) A technical panel on magnetic fusion of the Energy Research Advisory Board shall be established to review the conduct of the national magnetic fusion energy program. (b)(1) The technical panel shall be comprised of such representatives from domestic industry, universities, government laboratories, and other scientific and technical organizations as the Chairman of the Energy Research Advisory Board deems appropriate based on his assessment of the technical qualifications of each such representative. (2) Members of the technical panel need not be members of the full Energy Research Advisory Board. (c) The activities of the technical panel shall be in compliance with any laws and regulations guiding the activities of technical and factfinding groups reporting to the Energy Research Advisory Board. (d) The technical panel shall review and may make recommendations on the following items, among others: (1) the preparation of the five-year program plan prepared pursuant to section 5; (2) the t3T)e of future facilities needed to meet the goals of this Act along with their projected completion dates; (3) the adequacy of participation by universities and industry in the program; (4) the adequacy of international cooperation in magnetic fusion and any problems associated therewith; and

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