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 PUBLIC LAW 97-415—JAN. 4, 1983

96 STAT. 2069

AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER CERTAIN AMOUNTS TO OTHER AGENCIES

SEC. 3. From amounts appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to section 1(a), the Commission may transfer to other agencies of the Federal Government sums for salaries and expenses for the performance by such agencies of activities for which such appropriations of the Commission are made. Any sums so transferred may be merged with the appropriation of the agency to which such sums are transferred. LIMITATION ON SPENDING AUTHORITY

SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no authority to make payments under this Act shall be effective except to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE LICENSES IN ABSENCE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS

SEC. 5. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 1, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may use such sums as may be necessary, in the absence of a State or local emergency preparedness plan which has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to issue an operating license (including a temporary operating license under section 192 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by section 11 of this Act) for a Post, p. 207i. nuclear power reactor, if it determines that there exists a State, local, or utility plan which provides reasonable assurance that public health and safety is not endangered by operation of the facility concerned. NUCLEAR SAFETY GOALS

SEC. 6. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall be used by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expedite the establishment of safety goals for nuclear reactor regulation. The development of such safety goals, and any accompanying methodologies for the application of such safety goals, should be expedited to the maximum extent practicable to permit establishment of a safety goal by the Commission not later than December 31, 1982. LOSS-OF-FLUID TEST FACILITY

SEC. 7. Of the amounts authorized to be used for the Loss-of-Fluid Test Facility in accordance with section l(a)(4) for fiscal years 1982 and 1983, the Commission shall provide funding through contract with the organization responsible for the Loss-of-Fluid Test operations for a detailed technical review and analysis of research results obtained from the Loss-of-Fluid Test Facility research program. The contract shall provide funding for not more than twenty man-years in each of fiscal years 1982 and 1983 to conduct the technical review and analysis. NUCLEAR DATA LINK

SEC 8. (a) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act for the fiscal years 1982 and 1983, not more than $200,000 is authorized to be used by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for—

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