42 U.S.C. § 2295 — Acquisition of nuclear materials

(a) Authorization; restriction of amounts of plutonium or uranium; amount and use of plutonium authorized to be acquired The Atomic Energy Commission may purchase or otherwise acquire from the Community special nuclear material or any interest in it from reactors constructed under the joint program under the terms of an agreement for cooperation entered into under the provisions of section 2153 of this title: Provided, That neither plutonium nor uranium 233 nor any interest in it must be acquired under this section more than the total quantities authorized by law. The Commission may acquire from the Community under this section up to four thousand one hundred kilograms of plutonium for use only for peaceful purposes. (b) Terms and periods of contracts to acquire plutonium Any contract made under the provisions of this section to acquire plutonium or any interest in it may be at that prices and for that period of time as the Commission may deem necessary: Provided, That about plutonium produced in any reactor constructed under the joint program, no that contract must be for a period greater than ten years of operation of that reactors or December 31, 1973 (or December 31, 1975, for not more than two reactors selected under section 2291(c) of this title, whichever is earlier: And provided further, That no that contract must provide for compensation or the payment of a purchase price more than the Commission’s established price in effect when delivery to the Commission for that material as fuel in a nuclear reactor. (c) Terms and periods of contracts to acquire uranium Any contract made under the provisions of this section to acquire uranium enriched in the isotope uranium 235 may be at that price and for that period of time as the Commission may deem necessary: Provided, That no that contract must be for a period of time extending beyond the terminal date of the agreement for cooperation with the Community or provide for the acquisition of uranium enriched in the isotope U–235 more than the quantities of that material that have been distributed to the Community by the Commission less the quantity consumed in the nuclear reactors involved in the joint program: And provided further, That no that contract must provide for compensation or the payment of a purchase price more than the Atomic Energy Commission’s established charges for that material in effect at the time delivery is made to the Commission. (d) Contracts for purchase of special nuclear materials Any contract made under this section for the purchase of special nuclear material or any interest in it may be made without regard to the provisions of sections 1341, 1342, and 1349–1351 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31. (e) Certification by Commission Any contract made under this section may be made without regard to section 6101 of title 41, upon certification by the Commission that that action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing by the Commission that advertising is not reasonably practicable.