42 U.S.C. § 10225 — Location of test and evaluation facility

Page 8021 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 10226 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘repositories.’’ § 10224. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (a) Establishment There hereby is established within the Depart- ment of Energy an Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Sched- ule under section 5315 of title 5. (b) Functions of Director The Director of the Office shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the Secretary under this chapter, subject to the general super- vision of the Secretary. The Director of the Of- fice shall be directly responsible to the Sec- retary. (c) Annual report to Congress The Director of the Office shall annually pre- pare and submit to the Congress a comprehen- sive report on the activities and expenditures of the Office. (d) Audit by GAO If requested by either House of the Congress (or any committee thereof) or if considered nec- essary by the Comptroller General, the Govern- ment Accountability Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in accord with such regula- tions as the Comptroller General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other mate- rials of the Office as the Comptroller General de- termines to be necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall sub- mit a report on the results of each audit con- ducted under this section. (Pub. L. 97–425, title III, § 304, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2261; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1052(l), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Govern- ment Accountability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’. 1995—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–66 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually make an audit of the Of- fice, in accordance with such regulations as the Comp- troller General may prescribe. The Comptroller Gen- eral shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of each audit con- ducted under this section.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (c) of this section relating to annual sub- mittal of report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 13th item on page 91 of House Document No. 103–7. § 10225. Location of test and evaluation facility (a) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after January 7, 1983, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a re- port setting forth whether the Secretary plans to locate the test and evaluation facility at the site of a repository. (b) Procedures (1) If the test and evaluation facility is to be located at any candidate site or repository site (A) site selection and development of such facil- ity shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures and requirements established in sub- chapter I with respect to the site selection and development of repositories; and (B) the Sec- retary may not commence construction of any surface facility for such test and evaluation fa- cility prior to issuance by the Commission of a construction authorization for a repository at the site involved. (2) No test and evaluation facility may be con- verted into a repository unless site selection and development of such facility was conducted in accordance with the procedures and require- ments established in subchapter I with respect to the site selection and development of respositories.1 (3) The Secretary may not commence con- struction of a test and evaluation facility at a candidate site or site recommended as the loca- tion for a repository prior to the date on which the designation of such site is effective under section 10135 of this title. (Pub. L. 97–425, title III, § 305, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2262.) § 10226. Nuclear Regulatory Commission training authorization The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is au- thorized and directed to promulgate regulations, or other appropriate Commission regulatory guidance, for the training and qualifications of civilian nuclear powerplant operators, super- visors, technicians and other appropriate oper- ating personnel. Such regulations or guidance shall establish simulator training requirements for applicants for civilian nuclear powerplant operator licenses and for operator requalifica- tion programs; requirements governing NRC ad- ministration of requalification examinations; requirements for operating tests at civilian nu- clear powerplant simulators, and instructional requirements for civilian nuclear powerplant li- censee personnel training programs. Such regu- lations or other regulatory guidance shall be promulgated by the Commission within the 12- month period following January 7, 1983, and the Commission within the 12-month period fol- lowing January 7, 1983, shall submit a report to Congress setting forth the actions the Commis- sion has taken with respect to fulfilling its obli- gations under this section. (Pub. L. 97–425, title III, § 306, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2262.)