PUBLIC LAW 97-415—JAN. 4, 1983
96 STAT. 2067
Public Law 97-415 97th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
1. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2017) and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5875), for the fiscal years 1982 and 1983 to remain available until expended, $485,200,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $513,100,000 for fiscal year 1983 to be allocated as follows: (1) Not more than $80,700,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $77,000,000 for fiscal year 1983 may be used for "Nuclear Reactor Regulation", of which an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 is authorized each such fiscal year to be used to accelerate the effort in gas-cooled thermal reactor preapplication review, and an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 is authorized each such fiscal year to be used for licensing review work for a fast breeder reactor plant project. In the event of a termination of such breeder reactor project, any unused amount appropriated pursuant to this paragraph for licensing review work for such project may be used only for safety technology activities. (2) Not more than $62,900,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $69,850,000 for fiscal year 1983 may be used for "Inspection and Enforcement". (3) Not more than $42,000,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $47,059,600 for fiscal year 1983 may be used for "Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards". (4) Not more than $240,300,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $257,195,600 for fiscal year 1983 may be used for "Nuclear Regulatory Research", of which— (A) an amount not to exceed $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1983 is authorized to be used to accelerate the effort in gas-cooled thermal reactor safety research; (B) an amount not to exceed $18,000,000 is authorized each such fiscal year to be used for fast breeder reactor safety research; and (C) an amount not to exceed $57,000,000 is authorized for such two fiscal year period to be used for the Loss-of-Fluid Test Facility research program. In the event of a termination of the fast breeder reactor plant project, any unused amount appropriated pursuant to this paraSECTION
97-200 O-84-pt. 2
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Jan. 4, 1983 [H.R. 2330] Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Appropriations authorization.
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