PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3125 (i) APPLICABILITY. — The amendments made by this section shall 42 USC 5851 apply to claims filed under section 211(b)(1) of the Energy Reorga- "°*®- nization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851(b)(1)) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2903. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL LICENSEES FROM ANNUAL CHARGES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6101(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconcihation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "Any licensee" and inserting "Except as provided in paragraph (4), any licensee"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) EXEMPTION.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the holder of any license for a federally owned research reactor used primarily for educational training and academic research purposes. "(B) RESEARCH REACTOR.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'research reactor' means a nuclear reactor that— "(i) is licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under section 104 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2134(c)) for operation at a thermal power level of 10 megawatts or less; and "(ii) if so licensed for operation at a thermal power level of more than 1 megawatt, does not contain— "(I) a circulating loop through the core in which the licensee conducts fuel experiments; "(II) a liquid fuel loading; or "(III) an experimental facility in the core in excess of 16 square inches in cross-section.". (b) APPLICABILITY.— The amendments made subsection (a) shall 42 USC 2214 apply to annual charges assessed under section 6101(c) of the "°*®- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 for fiscal year 1992 or any succeeding fiscal year. (c) POLICY REVIEW. — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 42 USC 2214 review its policy for assessment of annual charges under section "°*®- 6101(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, solicit public comment on the need for changes to such policy, and recommend to the Congress such changes in existing law as the Commission finds are needed to prevent the placement of an unfair burden on certain licensees of the Commission, in particular those that hold licenses to operate federally owned research reactors used primarily for educational training and academic research purposes. SEC. 2904. STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ON SAFETY OF SHIP- MENTS OF PLUTONIUM BY SEA. (a) STUDY.—The President, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall conduct a study on the safety of shipments of plutonium by sea. The study shall consider the following: (1) The safety of the casks containing the plutonium. (2) The safety risks to the States of such shipments. (3) Upon the request of any State, the adequacy of that State's emergency plans with respect to such shipments. (4) The Federal resources needed to assist the States on account of such shipments.
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