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42 U.S.C. § 5847 — Compliance with safety regulations
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**(a) Notification to Commission of noncompliance** Any individual director, or responsible officer of a firm constructing, owning, operating, or supplying the components of any facility or activity which is licensed or otherwise regulated pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended [[42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or pursuant to this chapter, who obtains information reasonably indicating that such facility or activity or basic components supplied to such facility or activity—
(1) fails to comply with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any applicable rule, regulation, order, or license of the Commission relating to substantial safety hazards, or
(2) contains a defect which could create a substantial safety hazard, as defined by regulations which the Commission shall promulgate,
shall immediately notify the Commission of such failure to comply, or of such defect, unless such person has actual knowledge that the Commission has been adequately informed of such defect or failure to comply.
**(b) Penalty for failure to notify** Any person who knowingly and consciously fails to provide the notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount provided by section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 2282](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2282&num=0&edition=prelim)].
**(c) Posting of requirements** The requirements of this section shall be prominently posted on the premises of any facility licensed or otherwise regulated pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r
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**(a) Notification to Commission of noncompliance** Any individual director, or responsible officer of a firm constructing, owning, operating, or supplying the components of any facility or activity which is licensed or otherwise regulated pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended [[42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or pursuant to this chapter, who obtains information reasonably indicating that such facility or activity or basic components supplied to such facility or activity—
(1) fails to comply with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any applicable rule, regulation, order, or license of the Commission relating to substantial safety hazards, or
(2) contains a defect which could create a substantial safety hazard, as defined by regulations which the Commission shall promulgate,
shall immediately notify the Commission of such failure to comply, or of such defect, unless such person has actual knowledge that the Commission has been adequately informed of such defect or failure to comply.
**(b) Penalty for failure to notify** Any person who knowingly and consciously fails to provide the notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount provided by section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 2282](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2282&num=0&edition=prelim)].
**(c) Posting of requirements** The requirements of this section shall be prominently posted on the premises of any facility licensed or otherwise regulated pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(d) Inspection and enforcement** The Commission is authorized to conduct such reasonable inspections and other enforcement activities as needed to insure compliance with the provisions of this section.
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No person shall on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied a license under, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity carried on or receiving Federal assistance under any subchapter of this chapter. This provision will be enforced through agency provisions and rules similar to those already established, with respect to racial and other discrimination, under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [[42 U.S.C. 2000d](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000d&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. However, this remedy is not exclusive and will not prejudice or cut off any other legal remedies available to a discriminatee.
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**(a) General requirements; applicability to appropriations** All appropriations made to the Energy Research and Development Administration or the Administrator shall, except as otherwise provided by law, be subject to annual authorization in accordance with [section 2017 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2017&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 5915 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5915&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 5875 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5875&num=0&edition=prelim). The provisions of this section shall apply with respect to appropriations made pursuant to the Act providing such authorization (hereinafter in this section referred to as “annual authorization Acts”).
**(b) Requirements and limitations respecting funds appropriated for operating expenses**
(1) Funds appropriated pursuant to an annual authorization Act for “Operating expenses” may be used for—
(A) the construction or acquisition of any facilities, or major items of equipment, which may be required at locations other than installations of the Administration, for the performance of research, development, and demonstration activities, and
(B) grants to any organization for purchase or construction of research facilities.
No such funds shall be used under this subsection for the acquisition of land. Fee title to all such facilities and items of equipment shall be vested in the United States, unless the Administrator or his designee determines in writing that the research, development, and demonstration authorized by such Act would best be implemented by permitting fee title or any other property interest to be vest
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**(a) Violations of licensing requirements** Any person who (1) violates any licensing or certification provision of section 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2112, 2131, 2133, 2134, 2137, 2139, or 2297f of this title or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, or any term, condition, or limitation of any license or certification issued thereunder, (2) violates any provision of [section 2077 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2077&num=0&edition=prelim), or (3) commits any violation for which a license may be revoked under [section 2236 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2236&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be subject to a civil penalty, to be imposed by the Commission, of not to exceed $100,000 for each such violation. If any violation is a continuing one, each day of such violation shall constitute a separate violation for the purpose of computing the applicable civil penalty. The Commission shall have the power to compromise, mitigate, or remit such penalties.
**(b) Notice** Whenever the Commission has reason to believe that a person has become subject to the imposition of a civil penalty under the provisions of this section, it shall notify such person in writing (1) setting forth the date, facts, and nature of each act or omission with which the person is charged, (2) specifically identifying the particular provision or provisions of the section, rule, regulation, order, or license involved in the violation, and (3) advising of each penalty which the Commission proposes to impose and its amount. Such written notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail by the Commission to the last known address of such person. The person so notified shall be granted
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Atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful as well as military purposes. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that—
**(a)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to make the maximum contribution to the general welfare, subject at all times to the paramount objective of making the maximum contribution to the common defense and security; and
**(b)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to promote world peace, improve the general welfare, increase the standard of living, and strengthen free competition in private enterprise.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 2011
Sec.
2297f–2.
Regulation of Restricted Data.
SUBCHAPTER VII—DECONTAMINATION AND
DECOMMISSIONING
2297g.
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination
and Decommissioning Fund.
2297g–1.
Deposits.
2297g–2.
Department facilities.
2297g–3.
Employee provisions.
2297g–4.
Reports to Congress.
SUBCHAPTER VIII—UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT
CORPORATION PRIVATIZATION
2297h.
Definitions.
2297h–1.
Sale of Corporation.
2297h–2.
Method of sale.
2297h–3.
Establishment of private corporation.
2297h–4.
Transfers to private corporation.
2297h–5.
Leasing of gaseous diffusion facilities.
2297h–6.
Transfer of contracts.
2297h–7.
Liabilities.
2297h–8.
Employee protections.
2297h–9.
Ownership limitations.
2297h–10.
Uranium transfers and sales.
2297h–10a.
Incentives for additional downblending
of highly enriched uranium by the Rus-
sian Federation.
2297h–10b.
Secretarial
determinations;
congres-
sional notification.
2297h–11.
Low-level waste.
2297h–12.
AVLIS.
2297h–13.
Application of certain laws.
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified
principally to this chapter, is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724.
It was originally enacted as the Atomic Energy Act of
1946, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, 60 Stat. 755, which con-
sisted of sections 1 to 21 and was classified generally to
chapter 14 (§ 1801 et seq.) of this title. The Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1946 was renamed the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 and amended generally by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch.
1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, and was subsequently transferred
to this chapter. Sections that were enacted as part of
the 1954 general amendment are shown herein as having
been added to act Aug. 1, 1946, and not as amending it,
due to the
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 2282a
ment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug.
30, 1954.
§ 2281. Contempt proceedings
In case of failure or refusal to obey a subpena
served upon any person pursuant to section
2201(c) of this title, the district court for any
district in which such person is found or resides
or transacts business, upon application by the
Attorney General on behalf of the United States,
shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requir-
ing such person to appear and give testimony or
to appear and produce documents, or both, in ac-
cordance with the subpena; and any failure to
obey such order of the court may be punished by
such court as a contempt thereof.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 233, formerly § 231,
as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 960;
renumbered § 233, Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1015, § 6, 70
Stat. 1070; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486,
title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to this section were contained in
section 1816(d) of this title, prior to the general amend-
ment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug.
30, 1954.
§ 2282. Civil penalties
(a) Violations of licensing requirements
Any person who (1) violates any licensing or
certification provision of section 2073, 2092, 2093,
2111, 2112, 2131, 2133, 2134, 2137, 2139, or 2297f of
this title or any rule, regulation, or order issued
thereunder, or any term, condition, or limita-
tion of any license or certification issued there-
under, (2) violates any provision of section 2077
of this title, or (3) commits any violation for
which a license may be revoked under section
2236 of this title, shall be subject to a civil pen-
alty, to be imposed b
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5847
1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.
2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘uranium’’.
(d) Inspection and enforcement
The Commission is authorized to conduct such
reasonable inspections and other enforcement
activities as needed to insure compliance with
the provisions of this section.
(Pub. L. 93–438, title II, § 206, Oct. 11, 1974, 88
Stat. 1246.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in subsecs.
(a) and (c), is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act
Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, which is classified
principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title
and Tables.
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 93–438, Oct. 11,
1974, 88 Stat. 1233, known as the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974, which is classified principally to this chap-
ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this
title and Tables.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of certain functions from Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission to Chairman thereof, see Reorg.
Plan No. 1 of 1980, 45 F.R. 40561, 94 Stat. 3585, set out as
a note under section 5841 of this title.
§ 5847. Nuclear energy center site survey
(a)(1) 1 The Commission is authorized and di-
rected to make or cause to be made under its di-
rection, a national survey, which shall include
consideration of each of the existing or future
electric reliability regions, or other appropriate
regional areas, to locate and identify possible
nuclear energ
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