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[CITE: 42USC13524]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
           SUBCHAPTER XI--POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 13524. Costs related to decommissioning and storage and 
        disposal of nuclear waste
        

(a) Award of contracts

                        (1) Prime contractors

        In awarding contracts to perform nuclear hot cell services, the 
    Secretary, in evaluating bids for such contracts, shall exclude from 
    consideration costs related to the decommissioning of nuclear 
    facilities or the storage and disposal of nuclear waste, if--
            (A) one or more of the parties bidding to perform such 
        services is a United States company that is subject to such 
        costs; and
            (B) one or more of the parties bidding to perform such 
        services is a foreign company that is not subject to comparable 
        costs.

                         (2) Subcontractors

        Any person awarded a contract subject to the restrictions 
    described in paragraph (1) who subcontracts with a person to perform 
    the services described in such paragraph shall be subject to the 
    same restrictions in evaluating bids among potential subcontractors, 
    as the Secretary was subject to in evaluating bids among prime 
    contractors.

(b) Issuance of regulations

    The Secretary shall issue regulations not later than 90 days after 
October 24, 1992, to carry out the requirements of subsection (a) of 
this section.

(c) Definitions

    As used in this section--
        (1) the term ``costs related to decommissioning of nuclear 
    facilities'' means any cost associated with the compliance with 
    regulatory requirements governing the decommissioning of nuclear 
    facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
        (2) the term ``costs related to storage and disposal of nuclear 
    waste'' means any costs, whether required by regulation or incurred 
    as a matter of prudent business practice, associated with the 
    storage or disposal of nuclear waste;
        (3) the term ``nuclear hot cell services'' means services 
    related to the examination of, or performance of various operations 
    on, nuclear fuel rods, control assemblies, or other components that 
    are emitting large quantities of ionizing radiation; and
        (4) the term ``nuclear waste'' means any radioactive waste 
    material subject to regulation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
    or the Department of Energy.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title XXIII, Sec. 2305, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 
3094.)
