42 U.S.C. § 2297f — Gaseous diffusion facilities

(a) Issuance of standards Within 2 years after October 24, 1992 , the Nuclear Regulatory Commission^* must establish by regulation such standards as are necessary to govern the gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities of the Department to protect the public health and safety from radiological hazard and provide for the common defense and security^*. Regulations promulgated under this subsection must, among other things, require that adequate safeguards (within the meaning of section 2167 of this title ) are in place. (b) Annual report (1) In general Not later than the date on which a certificate of compliance is issued under subsection (c), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Department and the Environmental Protection Agency, must report to the Congress on the status of health, safety, and environmental conditions at the gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities of the Department. (2) Required determination Such report must include a determination regarding whether the gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities of the Department are in compliance with the standards established under subsection (a) and all applicable laws. (c) Certification process (1) Establishment The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must establish a certification process to ensure that the Corporation complies with standards established under subsection (a). (2) Periodic application for certificate of compliance The Corporation must apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a certificate of compliance under paragraph (1) periodically, as determined by the Commission, but not less than every 5 years. The Commission must review any such application and any determination made under subsection (b)(2) must be based on the results of any such review. (3) Treatment^* of certificate of compliance The requirement for a certificate of compliance under paragraph (1) must be in lieu of any requirement for a license for any gaseous diffusion facility of the Department leased by the Corporation. (4) NRC review (A) In general The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, must review the operations of the Corporation with respect to any gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities of the Department leased by the Corporation to ensure that public health and safety are adequately protected. (B) Access to facilities and information The Corporation and the Department must cooperate fully with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency and must provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency with the ready access to the facilities, personnel, and information the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency consider necessary to carry out their responsibilities under this subsection. A contractor operating a Corporation facility for the Corporation must provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency with ready access to the facilities, personnel, and information of the contractor as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency consider necessary to carry out their responsibilities under this subsection. (C) Limitation The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must limit its finding under subsection (b)(2) to a determination of whether the facilities are in compliance with the standards established under subsection (a). (d) Requirement for operation The gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities of the Department may not be operated by the Corporation unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, makes a determination of compliance under subsection (b) or approves a plan prepared by the Department for achieving compliance required under subsection (b).