42 U.S.C. § 13524 : US Code - Section 13524: Costs related to decommissioning and storage and disposal of nuclear waste

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13524 : US Code - Section 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.