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[CITE: 42USC2137]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
                        Division A--Atomic Energy
 
                  SUBCHAPTER IX--ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSES
 
Sec. 2137. Operators' licenses

    The Commission shall--
        (a) prescribe uniform conditions for licensing individuals as 
    operators of any of the various classes of production and 
    utilization facilities licensed in this chapter;
        (b) determine the qualifications of such individuals;
        (c) issue licenses to such individuals in such form as the 
    Commission may prescribe; and
        (d) suspend such licenses for violations of any provision of 
    this chapter or any rule or regulation issued thereunder whenever 
    the Commission deems such action desirable.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, Sec. 107, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 
1073, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 939; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102-486, title 
IX, Sec. 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by 
sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions 
notes set out under those sections.


 Technical Capability of Licensee Personnel Improvement Plan; Study of 
  License Requirement for Plant Managers and Senior Licensee Officers; 
                           Report to Congress

    Pub. L. 96-395, title III, Sec. 307, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 791, 
provided that:
    ``(a) The Commission is authorized and directed to prepare a plan 
for improving the technical capability of licensee personnel to safely 
operate utilization facilities licensed under section 103 or 104b. of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [sections 2133 and 2134(b) of this title]. 
In proposing such plan, the Commission shall consider the feasibility of 
requiring standard mandatory training programs for nuclear facility 
operators, including classroom study, apprenticeships at the facility, 
and emergency simulator training. Such plan shall include specific 
criteria for more intensive training and retraining of operator 
personnel licensed under section 107 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
[this section], and for the licensing of such personnel, to assure--
        ``(1) conformity with all conditions and requirements of the 
    operating license;
        ``(2) early identification of accidents, events, or event 
    sequences which may significantly increase the likelihood of an 
    accident; and
        ``(3) effective response to any such event or sequence.
Such plan shall include provision for Commission review and approval of 
the qualifications of personnel conducting any required training and 
retraining program. The plan shall also include requirements for the 
renewal of operator licenses including, to the extent practicable, 
requirements that the operator--
        ``(A) has been actively and extensively engaged in the duties 
    listed in such license,
        ``(B) has discharged such duties safely to the satisfaction of 
    the Commission,
        ``(C) is capable of continuing such duties, and
        ``(D) has participated in a requalification training program.
Such plan shall include criteria for suspending or revoking operator 
licenses. In addition, the Commission shall also consider the 
feasibility of requiring such licensed operator to pass a 
requalification test every six months including--
        ``(i) written questions, and
        ``(ii) emergency simulator exams.
The Commission shall transmit to the Congress the plan required by this 
subsection within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act 
[June 30, 1980], and shall implement as expeditiously as practicable 
each element thereof not requiring legislative enactment.
    ``(b) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized and directed 
to undertake a study of the feasibility and value of licensing, under 
section 107 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [this section], plant 
managers of utilization facilities and senior licensee officers 
responsible for operation of such facilities. The Commission shall 
report to the Congress within six months of the date of enactment of 
this Act [June 30, 1980] on the findings and recommendations of the 
study required by this subsection, and shall expeditiously implement 
each such recommendation not requiring legislative enactment.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2282 of this title.
