Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/719

 PUBLIC LAW 97-415—JAN. 4, 1983

96 STAT. 2081

(D) the size of domestic and foreign ore reserves; (E) present and projected domestic uranium exploration expenditures and plans; (F) present and projected employment and capital investment in the uranium industry; (G) an estimate of the level of domestic uranium production necessary to ensure the viable existence of a domestic uranium industry and protection of national security interests; (H) an estimate of the percentage of domestic uranium demand which must be met by domestic uranium production through the year 2000 in order to ensure the level of domestic production estimated to be necessary under subparagraph (G); (I) a projection of domestic uranium production and uranium price levels which will be in effect both under current policy and in the event that foreign import restrictions were enacted by Congress in order to guarantee domestic production at the level estimated to be necessary under subparagraph (G); (J) the anticipated effect of spent nuclear fuel reprocessing on the demand for uranium; and (K) other information relevant to the consideration of restrictions on the importation of source material and special nuclear material from foreign sources. (b)(1) Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: "SEC. 170B. URANIUM SUPPLY.—

"a. The Secretary of Energy shall monitor and for the years 1983 to 1992 report annually to the Congress and to the President a determination of the viability of the domestic uranium mining and milling industry and shall establish by rule, after public notice and in accordance with the requirements of section 181 of this Act, within 9 months of enactment of this section, specific criteria which shall be assessed in the annual reports on the domestic uranium industry's viability. The Secretary of Energy is authorized to issue regulations providing for the collection of such information as the Secretary of Energy deems necessary to carry out the monitoring and reporting requirements of this section. "b. Upon a satisfactory showing to the Secretary of Energy by any person that any information, or portion thereof obtained under this section, would, if made public, divulge proprietary information of such person, the Secretary shall not disclose such information and disclosure thereof shall be punishable under section 1905 of title 18, United States Code. "c. The criteria referred to in subsection a. shall also include, but not be limited to— "(1) an assessment of whether executed contracts or options for source material or special nuclear material will result in greater than 87*72 percent of actual or projected domestic uranium requirements for any two-consecutive-year period being supplied by source material or special nuclear material from foreign sources; "(2) projections of uranium requirements and inventories of domestic utilities for a 10 year period; "(3) present and probable future use of the domestic market by foreign imports; "(4) whether domestic economic reserves can supply all future needs for a future 10 year period;

Report to Congress and President. 42 USC 2210b. 42 USC 2231.

Regulations.

Proprietary information, disclosure.

Criteria.

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