703 



(As amended Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 92-84, title D. 

 § 201(a), 85 Stat. 307.) 



Amendments 



1971— Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 92-84 added subsec. 

 (a)(6). 



1970 — Subsec. (a) (4). Pub. L. 91-560 added commercial 

 uses as an additional purpose and substituted "demon- 

 stration of advances In the commercial or Industrial ap- 

 plication of atomic energy" for •'demonstration of the 

 practical value of utilization or production facilities for 

 Industrial or commercial purposes". 



1956 — Subsec. (a). Act Aug 6. 1956. §2, Inserted the 

 words "and training" after the word "development" In 

 the first sentence. 



Subsec. (b). Act Aug 6. 1956, §3. added subsec. (b) 

 and redesignated former subsecs (b) and (c). as subsecs 

 (c) and (d). 



Subsecs. (c) and (d) . Act Aug 6. 1956. § 3. redesignated 

 former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d). 



§2052. Research by the Commission. 



The Commission is authorized and directed to 

 conduct, through its own facilities, activities and 

 studies of the types specified in section 2051 of this 

 title. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 32, as added Aug. 30, 

 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 928.) 

 § 2053. Same; research for others; charges. 



Where the Oommission finds private facilities or 

 laboratories are Inadequate for the purpose, it Is au- 

 thorized to conduct for other persons, through Its 

 own facilities, such of those activities and studies of 

 the types specified in section 2051 of this title as It 

 deems appropriate to the development of energy. To 

 the extent the Commission determines that private 

 facilities or laboratories are Inadequate for the pur- 

 pose, and that the Commission's facilities, or scien- 

 tific or technical resources have the potential of 

 lending significant assistance to other persons in the 

 fields of protection of public health and safety, the 

 Oommission may also assist other persons in these 

 fields by conducting for such persons, through the 

 Commission's own facilities, research and develop- 

 ment or training activities and studies. The CJommls- 

 slon Is authorized to determine and rftake such 

 charges as in its discretion may be desirable for the 

 conduct of the activities and studies referred to In 

 this section. (As amended Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 

 92-84, title n, § 201 (b) , 85 Stat. 307.) 



Amendments 



1971 — Pub. L 92-84 substituted provisions authoriz- 

 ing the Commission to conduct research for other persons 

 for the development of energy, for provisions authorizing 

 the Commission to conduct research for other persons for 

 the development of atomic energy. 



1967 — Pub. L 90-190 added the provision which au- 

 thorized the Oommission, to the extent the (Commission 

 made certain determinations, to assist other persons on 

 the fields of protection of public health and safety by 

 conducting for such persons, through the facilities of 

 the Oommission. research and development or training 

 activities and studies, and substituted "the activities and 

 studies referred to in this section" for "such activities 

 and studies". 



SUBCHAPTER IV.— PRODUCTION OF SPECIAL 

 NUCLEAR MATERIAL 



§2061. Production facilities, 

 (a) Ownership. 



The Commission, as agent of and on behalf of the 

 United States, shall be the exclusive owner of all 

 production facilities other than facilities which (1) 



are useful in the conduct of research and develop- 

 ment activities in the fields specified in section 2051 

 of this title, and do not, in the opinion of the Com- 

 mission, have a potential production rate adequate 

 to enable the user of such facilities to produce 

 within a reasonable period of time a sufficient quan- 

 tity of special nuclear material to produce an atomic 

 weapon; or (2) are licensed by the Commission 

 pursuant to section 2133 or 2134 of this title. 



(b) Operation of Commission's facilities. 



The Commission is authorized and directed to pro- 

 duce or to provide for the production of special nu- 

 clear material in its own production facilities. To 

 the extent deemed necessary, the Commission is 

 authorized to make, or to continue in effect, con- 

 tracts with persons obligating them to produce spe- 

 cial nuclear material in facilities owned by the 

 Commission. The Commission is also authorized to 

 enter into research and development contracts 

 authorizing the contractor to produce special nuclear 

 material in facilities owned by the Commission to 

 the extent that the production of such special nuclear 

 material may be incident to the conduct of research 

 and development activities under such contracts. Any 

 contract entered into under this section shall con- 

 tain provisions (1) prohibiting the contractor from 

 subcontracting any part of the work he is obligated 

 to perform under the contract, except as authorized 

 by the Commission: and (2) obligating the contrac- 

 tor (A) to make such reports pertaining to activities 

 under the contract to the Commission as the Com- 

 mission may require, (B) to submit to inspection by 

 employees of the Commission of all such activities, 

 and iCi to comply with all safety and security reg- 

 ulations which may be prescribed by the Commis- 

 sion. Any contract made under the provisions of 

 this subsection may be made without regard to the 

 provisions 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 Partial and advance 

 payments may be made under such contracts. 



(c) Operation of other facilities. 



Special nuclear material may be produced in the 



facilities which under this section are not required 



to be owned by the Commission. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 



724, § 41, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 



Stat. 921 and amended Dec. 14, 1967, Pub. L. 90-190, 



§8, 81 Stat. 577.) 



Amendments 



1967 — Subsec. (b). Pub L. 90-190 struck out the provi- 

 sion requiring the President to determine In writing at 

 least once each year the quantities of special nuclear 

 material to be produced under this section, and to specify 

 In such determination the quantities of special nuclear 

 material to be available for distribution by the Commis- 

 sion pursuant to sections 2073 and 2074 of this title. 



§ 2062. Irradiation of materials. 



The Commission and persons lawfully producing 

 or utilizing special nuclear material are authorized 

 to expose materials of any kind to the radiation 

 incident to the processes of producing or utilizing 

 special nuclear material. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 42, 

 as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 929.) 



