Sec. 193. LICENSING OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITIES
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## SEC. 193 LICENSING OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITIES ###
(a)Environmental Impact Statement ####
(1)Major federal action The issuance of a license under sections 53 and 63 for the construction and operation of any uranium enrichment facility shall be considered a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). ####
(2)Timing An environmental impact statement prepared under paragraph
(1)shall be prepared before the hearing on the issuance of a license for the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility is completed. ###
(b)Adjudicatory Hearing ####
(1)In general The Commission shall conduct a single adjudicatory hearing on the record with regard to the licensing of the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility under sections 53 and 63. ####
(2)Timing Such hearing shall be completed and a decision issued before the issuance of a license for such construction and operation. ####
(3)Single proceeding No further Commission licensing action shall be required to authorize operation. ###
(c)Inspection and Operation Prior to commencement of operation of a uranium enrichment facility licensed hereunder, the Commission shall verify through inspection that the facility has been constructed in accordance with the requirements of the license for construction and operation. The Commission shall publish notice of the inspection results in the Federal Register. ###
(d)Insurance and Decommissioning ####
(1)The Commission shall require, as a condition of the issuance of a license under sections 53 and 63 for a uranium enrichment facility, that the licensee have and maintain liability insurance of such type and in such amounts as the Commission judges appropriate to cover liability claims arising out of 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 chemical compounds containing source or special nuclear material. ####
(2)The Commission shall require, as a condition for the issuance of a license under sections 53 and 63 for a uranium enrichment facility, that the licensee provide adequate assurance of the availability of funds for the decommissioning (including decontamination) of such facility using funding mechanisms that may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: #####
(A)Prepayment (in the form of a trust, escrow account, government fund, certificate of deposit, or deposit of government securities). #####
(B)Surety (in the form of a surety or performance bond, letter of credit, or line of credit), insurance, or other guarantee (including parent company guarantee) method. #####
(C)External sinking fund in which deposits are made at least annually. ###
(e)No Price-Anderson Coverage Section 170 of this Act shall not apply to any license under section 53 or 63 for a uranium enrichment facility constructed after the date of enactment of this section.89 89The date of enactment was Nov. 15, 1990. ###
(f)Limitation No license or certificate of compliance may be issued to the United States Enrichment Corporation90 or its successor under this section or sections 53, 63, or 1701, if the Commission determines that— 90Pursuant to section 3116(e) of the United States Enrichment Corporation Privatization Act, following the privatization date **[**July 28, 1998**]**, all references in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to the United States Enrichment Corporation shall be deemed to be references to the private corporation. ####
(1)the Corporation is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government; or ####
(2)the issuance of such a license or certificate of compliance would be inimical to— #####
(A)the common defense and security of the United States; or #####
(B)the maintenance of a reliable and economical domestic source of enrichment services. **[**[42 U.S.C. 2243](/us/usc/t42/s2243)**]** ## CHAPTER 17 JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY **[**Chapter 17, consisting of §§201–207, was repealed by §302 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by Pub. L. 95–110, §1, 91 Stat. 84, Sept. 20, 1977.**]** **[**[42 U.S.C. 2251–2257](/us/usc/t42/s2251–2257)**]** ## CHAPTER 18 ENFORCEMENT91 91See also sections 3559 and 3571 of title 18, United States Code, regarding fines for criminal offenses.
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Sec. 193
LICENSING OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITIES
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95-110
Stat.91 Stat. 84
Cite42 USC 2251–2257
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