110 STAT. 2836
PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
(2) The spent nuclear fuel rods to be included in the program
referred to in psiragraph (1) are the following:
(A) Spent nuclear fuel rods produced at the Savannah
River Site.
(B) Spent nuclear fuel rods being sent to the site from
other Department of Energy facilities for processing, interim
storage, and other treatment.
(C) Foreign spent nuclear fuel rods being sent to the site
for processing, interim storage, and other treatment.
(e) MULTI-YEAR PLAN FOR CLEAN-UP AT SAVANNAH RIVER
SITE. — The Secretary shall develop and implement a multi-year
plan for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the Savannah River
Site that results, or has resulted, from the following:
(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site.
(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and disposal of
Department of Energy domestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel
rods at the site.
(f) REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS AT SAVANNAH
RIVER SITE. —The Secretary shall continue operations and maintain
a high state of readiness at the H-canyon facility and the F-canyon
facility at the Savannah River Site, and shall provide technical
staff necessary to operate and so maintain such facilities, pending
the development and implementation of the plan referred to in
subsection (e).
42 USC 7274n.
SEC. 3143. PROJECTS TO ACCELERATE CLOSURE ACTIVITIES AT
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of Energy shall select and
carry out closure-acceleration projects in accordance with this
section.
(b) PURPOSE. —The purpose of a closure-acceleration project
shall be, within a fixed period of time, to clean up or decommission
a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility or portion thereof
and to make the facility safe by stabilizing, consolidating, treating,
or removing nuclear materials from the facility in order to reduce
significantly or eliminate future costs at the facility.
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— (1) The Secretary of Energy may establish a closure-acceleration project as eligible for selection under
subsection (e) by—
(A) developing a plan for the project that meets the criteria
under paragraph (2); and
(B) determining that the project will achieve significant
long-term cost savings to the Federal Government from the
baseline cost estimate made by the Department of Energy
for the project.
(2) A plan for a closure-acceleration project under this
section shall—
(A) define a clear, delineated scope of work for completion
of the project;
(B) demonstrate that, with respect to the site of the proposed project, there is a regulatory agreement between the
Department of Energy and other appropriate authorities for
the implementation of environmental remediation requirements
that would allow for successful completion of the project;
(C) demonstrate, to the maximum extent possible, the support of State and local elected officials and the public for the
project;
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