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special nuclear material, whether owned by the Gov- 

 ernment or others, so directed as to make the maxi- 

 mum contribution to the common defense and 

 security and the national welfare, and to provide 

 continued assurance of the Government's ability to 

 enter into and enforce agreements with nations or 

 groups of nations for the control of special nuclear 

 materials and atomic weapons: 



id) a program to encourage widespread participa- 

 tion in the development and utilization of atomic 

 energy for peaceful purposes to the maximum extent 

 consistent with the common defense and security 

 and with the health and safety of the public; 



'e) a program of international cooperation to 

 promote the common defense and security and to 

 make available to cooperating nations the benefits 

 of peaceful applications of atomic energy as widely 

 as expanding technology and considerations of the 

 common defense apd security will permit; and 



(f) a program of administration which will be 

 consistent with the foregoing policies and programs, 

 with international arrangements, and with agree- 

 ments for cooperation, which will enable the Con- 

 gress to be currently informed so as to take further 

 legislative action as may be appropriate. (Aug. 1, 

 1946, ch. 724, § 3, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, 

 § 1, 68 Stat. 922, and amended Aug. 26, 1964. Pub. L. 

 88-489, § 3, 78 Stat. 602.) 



Amendments 

 1964 — Subsec (c) Pub. L 88-489 Inserted "whether 

 owned by the Government or others" and "and to provide 

 continued assurance of the Government's ability to enter 

 Into and enforce agreements with nations or groups of 

 nations for the control of special nuclear materials and 

 atorrilc weapons." 



Prior Provisions 

 Provisions similar to those comprising this section were 

 contained In section 1 of act Aug. 1. 1946. ch 724. 60 Stat. 

 755 (formerly classified to section 1801 of this title) prior 

 to the complete amendment and renumbering of act 

 Aug. 1, 1946 by act Aug. 30, 1954. 



§2014. Definitions. 



The intent of Congress in the definitions as given 

 In this section should be construed from the words 

 or phrases used in the definitions. As used in this 

 chapter : 



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(c) Th:' term "atomic energy" means all forms of 

 energy released in the course of nuclear fission or 

 nuclear transformation. 



(e) The term "byproduct material" means any 

 radioactive material (except special nuclear ma- 

 terial) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure 

 to the radiation incident to the process of producing 

 or utilizing special nuclear material. 



(j) The term "extraordinary nuclear occurrence" 

 means any event causing a discharge or dispersal of 

 source, special nuclear, or byproduct material from 

 its intended place of confinement in amounts offsite, 

 or causing radiation levels offsite, which the Com- 

 mission determines to be substantial, and which the 

 Commission determines has resulted or will prob- 



ably result in substantial damages to persons offsite 

 or property offsite. Any determination by the Com- 

 mission that such an event has, or has not, occurred 

 shall be final and conclusive, and no other ofiScial 

 or any court shall have power or jurisdiction to re- 

 view any such determination. The Commission 

 shall establish criteria in writing setting forth the 

 basis upon which such determination shall be made. 

 As used in this subsection, "offsite" means away 

 from "the location" or "the contract location" as 

 defined in the applicable Commission indemnity 

 agreement, entered into pursuant to section 2210 

 of this title. 



(k) The term "financial protection" means the 

 ability to respond in damages for public liability and 

 to meet the costs of investigating and defending 

 claims and settling suits for such damages. 



(m) The term "indemnitor" means (1) any in- 

 surer with respect to his obligations under a policy 

 of insurance furnished as proof of financial protec- 

 tion; (2) any licensee, contractor or other person 

 who is obligated under any other form of financial 

 protection, with resp>ect to such obligations; and 

 (3) the Commission with respect to any obligation 

 undertaken by it in an indemnity agreement entered 

 into pursuant to section 2210 of this title. 



(o) The term "Joint Committee" means the Joint 

 Committee on Atomic Energy. 



(p) The term "licensed activity" means an activ- 

 ity licensed pursuant to this chapter and covered by 

 the provisions of section 2210(a) of this title. 



iqi The term "nuclear incident" means any oc- 

 currence, including an extraordinary nuclear 

 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 source, special nuclear, or 

 byproduct material: Provided, however. That as the 

 term is used in section 2210iZ) of this title, it shall 

 include any such occurrence outside the United 

 States: And provided further. That as the term is 

 used in section 2210id) of this title, it shall include 

 any such occurrence outside the United States if 

 such occurrence involves source, special nuclear, or 

 byproduct material owned by, and used by or under 

 contract with, the United States: And provided fur- 

 ther. That as the term is used in section 2210(c) of 

 this title, it shall include any such occurrence out- 

 side both the United States anU any other nation 

 if such occurrence arises out of or results from the 

 radioactive, toxic, explosive, or other hazardous 

 properties of source, special nuclear, or byproduct 

 material licensed pursuant to subchapters V, VI, VII, 

 and IX of this chapter, which is used in connection 

 with the operation of a licensed stationary produc- 

 tion or utilization facility or which moves outside 

 the territorial limits of the United States in transit 

 from one person licensed by the Commission to an- 

 other person licensed by the Commission. 



