106 STAT. 2940 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 "(2) EXCEPTION.— Facilities, real estate, improvements, and equipment related to the gaseous diffusion, and gas centrifuge, uranium enrichment programs of the Department shall not transfer under paragraph (I)(B). "(3) EXPIRATION OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY. —The President's authority to transfer property under this subsection shall expire upon privatization under section 1502.
- Cc) LIABILITY FOR PATENT AND RELATED CLAIMS. —With respect
to any right, title, or interest provided to the Corporation under subsection (a) or (b), the Corporation shall have sole liability for any payments made or awards under section 157 b. (3), or any settlements or judgments involving claims for alleged patent infringement. Any royalty agreement under subsection (a) shall provi^ for a reduction of royalty payments to the Department to offset any payments, awards, settlements, or judgments under this subsection. 42 USC 2297e-2. «SEC. 1603. PREDEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES BY UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION. The Corporation may begin activities necessary to prepare AVLIS or alternative technologies for uranium enrichment for commercialization including— "(1) completion of preapplication activities with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; "(2) preparation of a transition plan to move AVLIS or alternative technologies for uranium enrichment from the laboratory to the marketplace; "(3) confirmation of technical performance; "(4) validation of economic projections; "(5) completion of feasibility and risk studies; "(6) initiation of preliminary plant design and engineering^ and "(7) site selection, site characterization, and environmental documentation activities on the basis of site evaluations and recommendations prepared for the Department by the Argonne National Laboratory. 42 USC 2297e-3. '^SEC. 1604. UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION SPONSOR^ SHIP OF PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION TO CON- STRUCT AVUS AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT. " (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— If the Corporation determines to proceed with the commercialization of AVLIS or alternative technologies for uranium enrichment under this chapter, the Corporation may provide for the establishment of a private for-profit corporation, which shall have as its initial purpose the construction of a uranium enrichment facility using AVLIS technology or alternative technologies for uranium enrichment. "(2) PROCESS OF ORGANIZATION. —For purposes of the establishment of the private corporation under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall appoint not less than 3 persons to be incorporators. The incorporators so appointed shall each sign the articles of incorporation and shall serve as the initial boaurd of directors until the members of the 1st regular board of directors shall have been appointed and elected. Such incorporators shall take whatever actions are necessary or appropriate to establish the private corporation, including the
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