42 U.S.C. § 10203 — Technical assistance to non-nuclear

Page 8016 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 10202 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘paragraph (2) of sub- section (b),’’. 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section’’. 3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘UST’’. § 10202. Research on alternatives for permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste The Secretary shall continue and accelerate a program of research, development, and inves- tigation of alternative means and technologies for the permanent disposal of high-level radio- active waste from civilian nuclear activities and Federal research and development activities ex- cept that funding shall be made from amounts appropriated to the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this section. Such program shall include examination of various waste disposal options. (Pub. L. 97–425, title II, § 222, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2254.) § 10203. Technical assistance to non-nuclear weapon states in field of spent fuel storage and disposal (a) Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States to cooperate with and provide technical assistance to non-nuclear weapon states in the field of spent fuel storage and disposal. (b) Publication of joint notice; update (1) Within 90 days of January 7, 1983, the Sec- retary and the Commission shall publish a joint notice in the Federal Register stating that the United States is prepared to cooperate with and provide technical assistance to non-nuclear weapon states in the fields of at-reactor spent fuel storage; away-from-reactor spent fuel stor- age; monitored, retrievable spent fuel storage; geologic disposal of spent fuel; and the health, safety, and environmental regulation of such ac- tivities. The notice shall summarize the re- sources that can be made available for inter- national cooperation and assistance in these fields through existing programs of the Depart- ment and the Commission, including the avail- ability of: (i) data from past or ongoing research and development projects; (ii) consultations with expert Department or Commission per- sonnel or contractors; and (iii) liaison with pri- vate business entities and organizations work- ing in these fields. (2) The joint notice described in the preceding subparagraph shall be updated and reissued an- nually for 5 succeeding years. (c) Notification to non-nuclear weapon states; ex- pressions of interest Following publication of the annual joint no- tice referred to in paragraph (2),1 the Secretary of State shall inform the governments of non- nuclear weapon states and, as feasible, the orga- nizations operating nuclear powerplants in such states, that the United States is prepared to co- operate with and provide technical assistance to non-nuclear weapon states in the fields of spent fuel storage and disposal, as set forth in the joint notice. The Secretary of State shall also solicit expressions of interest from non-nuclear weapon state governments and non-nuclear weapon state nuclear power reactor operators concerning their participation in expanded United States cooperation and technical assist- ance programs in these fields. The Secretary of State shall transmit any such expressions of in- terest to the Department and the Commission. (d) Funding requests With his budget presentation materials for the Department and the Commission for fiscal years 1984 through 1989, the President shall include funding requests for an expanded program of co- operation and technical assistance with non-nu- clear weapon states in the fields of spent fuel storage and disposal as appropriate in light of expressions of interest in such cooperation and assistance on the part of non-nuclear weapon state governments and non-nuclear weapon state nuclear power reactor operators. (e) ‘‘Non-nuclear weapon state’’ defined For the purposes of this subsection,2 the term ‘‘non-nuclear weapon state’’ shall have the same meaning as that set forth in article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (21 U.S.C.3 438). (f) Unauthorized actions Nothing in this subsection 2 shall authorize the Department or the Commission to take any ac- tion not authorized under existing law. (Pub. L. 97–425, title II, § 223, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2254.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, referred to in subsec. (e), is set out in 21 UST 483; TIAS 6839. § 10204. Subseabed disposal (a) Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1051(d), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 716 (b) Office of Subseabed Disposal Research (1) There is hereby established an Office of Subseabed Disposal Research within the Office of Science of the Department of Energy. The Of- fice shall be headed by the Director, who shall be a member of the Senior Executive Service ap- pointed by the Director of the Office of Science, and compensated at a rate determined by appli- cable law. (2) The Director of the Office of Subseabed Dis- posal Research shall be responsible for carrying out research, development, and demonstration activities on all aspects of subseabed disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, subject to the general supervision of the Secretary. The Director of the Office shall be di- rectly responsible to the Director of the Office of Science, and the first such Director shall be appointed within 30 days of December 22, 1987. (3) In carrying out his responsibilities under this chapter, the Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, the Subseabed Con- sortium described in subsection (d) of this sec- tion, and other persons. (4)(A) Within 60 days of December 22, 1987, the Secretary shall establish a university-based