Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/212

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106 STAT. 2948 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 (A) any uranium or thorium processing site, including the mill, containing byproduct material for which a license (issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or its predecessor agency under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or by a State as permitted under section 274 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2021)) for the production at such site of any uranium or thorium derived from ore— (i) was in effect on January 1, 1978; (ii) was issued or renewed after January 1, 1978; or (iii) for which an application for renewal or issuance was pending on, or after January 1, 1978; and (B) any other real property or improvement on such real property that is determined by the Secretary or by a State as permitted under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021) to bfr— (i) in the vicinity of such site; and (ii) contaminated with residiial byproduct material; (2) The term 'byproduct material" has the meaning given such term in section 11 e. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)); and (3) The term "decontaioination, decommissioning, reclamation, and other remedial action" means work performed prior to or subsequent to the date of the enactment of this Act which is necessanr to comply with all applicable requirements of the Uraniimi Mill Tailmgs Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.), or where appropriate, with requirements established by a State that is a party to a discontinuance agreement under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021). Subtitle B—Uranium Revitalization 42 USC 2296b. SEC. 1011. OVERFEED PROGRAM. (a) URANIUM PURCHASES. — To the maximum extent permitted by sound business practice, the Corporation shall purchase uranium in accordance with subsection (b) and overfeed it into the enrichment process to reduce the amount of power required to produce the enriched uranium ordered by enricnment services customers, taking into account costs associated with depleted tailings. (b) USE OF DOMESTIC URANIUM.— Uranium purchased by the Corporation for purposes of this section shall be of domestic origin and purchased from domestic uranium producers to the extent permitted under the General ^reement on Tariffs and Trade and the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement. 42 USC 2296b-l. SEC. 1012. NATIONAL STRATEGIC URANIUM RESERVE. There is hereby established the National Strategic Uranium Reserve under the direction and control of the Secretary. The Reserve shall consist of natiiral uraniiun £Uid uranium equivalents contained in stockpiles or inventories currently held by the United States for defense purposes. Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act and for 6 years thereafter, use of the Reserve shall be restricted to military purposes and government research. Use of the Department of Energy's stockpile of enrichment tails existing