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state or political subdivision thereof or group of 

 States as the Commission deems appropriate. Any 

 such provision or assistance by the Commission shall 

 take into account the additional expenses that may 

 be incurred by a State as a consequence of the 

 State's entering into an agreement with the Com- 

 mission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 



(j) Reserve power to terminate or suspend a^ee- 

 ments. 



The Commission, upon its own initiative after 

 reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to 

 the State with which an agreement under subsec- 

 tion (b) of this section has become effective, or 

 upon request of the Governor of such State, may 

 terminate or suspend its agreement with the State 

 and reassert the licensing and regulatory authority 

 vested in it under this chapter, if the Commission 

 finds that such termination or suspension is required 

 to protect the public health and safety. 



(k) State regulation of activities for certain purposes. 

 Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 

 the authority of any State or local agency to regu- 

 late activities for purposes other than protection 

 against radiation hazards. 



(I) Commission regulated activities; notice of &Iilic; 

 hearing. 



With resi>ect to each application for CoDimisslon 

 license authorizing an activity as to which the 

 Commission's authority is continued pursuant to 

 subsection (c) of this section, the Commission shall 

 give prompt notice to the State or States in which 

 the activity will be conducted of the filing of the 

 license application; and shall afford reasonable 

 opportunity for State representatives to offer evi- 

 dence, interrogate witnesses, and advise the Com- 

 mission as to the application without requiring such 

 representatives to take a position for or against 

 the granting of the application. 



(m) Limitation of agreements and exemptions. 



No agreement entered into under subsection (b) 

 of this section, and no exemption granted pursu- 

 ant to subsection (f) of this section, shall affect 

 the authority of the Commission under section 2201 

 (b) or (i) of this title to issue rules, regulations, or 

 orders to protect the common defense and security, 

 to protect restricted data or to guard against the 

 loss or diversion of special nuclear material. For 

 purposes of section 2201 (i) of this title, activities 

 covered by exemptions granted pursuant to subsec- 

 tion (f ) of this section shall be deemed to constitute 

 activities authorized pursuant to this chapter; and 

 special nuclear material acquired by any person 

 pursuant to such an exemption shall be deemed to 

 have been acquired pursuant to section 2073 of this 

 title. 



(n) Definition. 



As used in this section, the term State means any 

 State, Territory, or possession of the United States, 

 the Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, and the District of 

 Columbia. (Aug. 1, 1946. ch. 724, § 274, as added 

 Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86-373, § 1, 73 Stat. 688. and 

 amended 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 3. 55 2(a)(7). 6(2) 

 eff. Etec. 2. 1970, 35 P.R. 15623. 84 Stat. — .) 



§2051. Research assistance; fields covered ; conditions. 



(a) The Commission is directed to exercise its 

 powers in such manner as to insure the continued 

 conduct of research and development and training 

 activities in the fields specified below, by private or 

 public institutions or persons, and to assist in the 

 acquisition of an ever-expanding fund of theoretical 

 and practical knowledge in such fields. To this end 

 the Commission is authorized and directed to make 

 arrangements (including contracts, agreements, and 

 loans) for the conduct of research and development 

 activities relating to — 

 (1) nuclear processes; 

 12) the theory and production of atomic energy, 



including processes, materials, and devices related 



to such production; 



(3) utilization of special nuclear material and 

 radioactive material for medical, biological, agri- 

 cultural, health, or military purposes; 



(4) utilization of special nuclear material, 

 atomic energy, and radioactive material and proc- 

 esses entailed in the utilization or production of 

 atomic energy or such material for all other pur- 

 poses, including industrial or commercial uses, the 

 generation of usable energy, and the demonstra- 

 tion of advances in the commercial or Industrial 

 application of atomic energy; 



(5) the protection of health and the promo- 

 tion of safety during research and production 

 activities; and 



(6) the preservation and enhancement of a 

 viable environment by developing more efBclent 

 methods to meet the Nation's energy needs. 



(b) The Commission is further authorized to 

 make grants and contributions to the cost of con- 

 struction and operation of reactors and other facili- 

 ties and other equipment to colleges, universities, 

 hospitals, and eleemosynary or charitable institu- 

 tions for the conduct of 'educational and training 

 activities relating to the fields in subsection (a) of 

 this section. 



(c) The Commission may (1) make arrangements 

 pursuant to this section, without regard to the pro- 

 visions of section 5 of Title 41, upon certification by 

 the Commission that such 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; (2) make partial and 

 advance payments under such arrangements; and 

 (3) make available for use in connection therewith 

 such of its equipment and facilities as it may deem 

 desirable. 



(d) The arrangements made pursuant to this sec- 

 tion shall contain such provisions (1) to protect 

 health. (2) to minimize danger to life or property, 

 and (3) to require the reporting and to permit the 

 inspection of work performed thereunder, as the 

 Commission may determine. No such arrangement 

 shall contain any provisions or conditions which 

 prevent the dissemination of scientific or technical 

 information, except to the extent such dissemination 

 is prohibited by law. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 31, as 

 added Aug. 30, 1954. ch. 1073. § 1, 68 Stat. 927. and 

 amended Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1015, §§ 2. 3. 70 Stat. 

 1069; Dec. 19, 1970. Pub. L. 91-560. 5 1, 84 Stat. 

 1472.) 



