410 Report.
68 Stat. 923. 42 USC 2014. " Nuclear incident."
42 USC 2210.
71 Stat. 576. 42 USC 2014. •* Person indemnified."
71 Stat. 577. 42 USC 2210.
42 USC 2210. Aggregate liability.
PUBLIC LAW 87-615~AUG. 29, 1962
[76 STAT.
by the Commission, and shall submit a report thereon which shall be made part of the record of the application and available to the public except to the extent that security classification prevents disclosure." SEC. 4. Subsection l l o. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended to read as follows: "o. The term 'nuclear incident' means any occurrence within the United States causing, within or outside the United States, bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death, or loss of or damage to property, or loss of use of property, arising out of or resulting from the radioactive, toxic, explosive, or other hazardous properties of source, special nuclear, or byproduct material: Provided, however, That as the term is used in subsection 1701., it shall include any such occurrence outside of the United States: And provided further, That as the term is used in section 170d., it shall include any such occurrence outside the United States if such occurrence involves a facility or device owned by, and used by or under contract with, the United States." SEC. 5. Subsection l l r. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended to read as follows: "r. The term 'person indemnified' means (1) with respect to a nuclear incident occurring within the United States and with respect to any nuclear incident in connection with the design, development, construction, operation, repair, maintenance, or use of the nuclear ship Savannah, the person with whom an indemnity agreement is executed and any other person who may be liable for public liability; or (2) with respect to any other nuclear incident occurring outside the United States, the person with whom an indemnity agreement is executed and any other person who may be liable for public liability by reason of his activities under any contract with the Commission or any project to which indemnification under the provisions of section 170d. has been extended or under any subcontract, purchase order or other agreement, of any tier, under any such contract or project." SEC. 6. Subsection 170d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by adding before the period at the end of the second sentence thereof the following proviso: ": Provided, That in the case of nuclear incidents occurring outside the United States, the amount of the indemnity provided by the Commission shall not exceed $100,000,000." SEC. 7. Subsection I70e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended to read as follows: "e. The a g ^ e g a t e liability for a single nuclear incident of persons indemnified, including the reasojiable costs of investigating and settling claims and defending suits for damage, shall not exceed the sum of $500,000,000 together with the amount of financial protection required of the licensee or contractor: Provided, however, That with respect to any nuclear incident occurring outside of the United States to which an agreement of indemnification entered into under the provisions of subsection I70d. is applicable, such aggregate liability shall not exceed the amount of $100,000,000 together with the amount of financial protection required of the contractor. The Commission or any person indemnified may apply to the appropriate district court of the United States having venue in bankruptcy matters over the location of the nuclear incident, except that in the case of nuclear incidents occurring outside the United States, the Commission or any person indemnified may apply to the United States District Court tor the District of Columbia, and upon a showing that the public liability from a single nuclear incident will probably exceed the limit of liability imposed by this section, shall be entitled to such orders as may be appropriate for enforcement of the provisions of this section,
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