to be of particular significance to the protection of the public health and safety;

(2) a determination by the Commission of the extent to which each operating facility complies with each rule and regulation identified under paragraph (1) of this subsection, including an indication of where such compliance was achieved by use of Division 1 regulatory guides and staff technical positions and where compliance was achieved by equivalent means; (3) a list of the generic safety issues set forth in NUREG 0410 (including categories A, B, C, and D) for which technical solutions have been developed;

(4) a determination by the Commission of which technical solutions for generic safety issues identified in paragraph (3) of this subsection should be incorporated into the Commission's rules and regulations; and

(5) a schedule for developing a technical solution to those generic safety issues listed in NUREG 0410 which have not yet been technically resolved.

(c) Not later than 90 days from the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall report to the Congress on the status of efforts to carry out subsection (a).

TITLE II-AMENDMENTS TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954

SEC. 201. [Amends section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new subsection f.]

SEC. 202. [Amends chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new section 235 at the end thereof.]

SEC. 203 [Amends section 223 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding at the end thereof a new subsection b.]

SEC. 204. [Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new section 236.]

SEC. 205. [Amends section 274 j. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by adding a new paragraph (2).]

SEC. 206. [Amends the first sentence of section 234 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.]

SEC. 207. (a) [Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by inserting a new section 147.]

(b) [Amends section 181 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.]

TITLE III-OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. (a) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, shall promulgate regulations providing for timely notification to the Governor of any State prior to the transport of nuclear waste, including spent nuclear fuel, to, through, or across the boundaries of such State. Such notification requirement shall not apply to nuclear waste in such quantities and of such types as the Commission specifically determines do not pose a potentially significant hazard to the health and safety of the public.

(b) As used in this section, the term "State" includes the several States of the Union, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 302. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized and directed to enter into a contract for an independent review of the Commission's management structure, processes, procedures, and operations. The review shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of all levels of agency management in carrying out the Commission's statutory responsibilities, in developing and implementing policies and programs, and in using the personnel and funding available to it. The contract shall provide for submission of a report of the findings and recommendations of the review to the Commission not later than one year from the date of enactment of this Act, and the Commission shall promptly transmit such report to the Congress.

SEC. 303. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall include in its annual report to Congress under section 251 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a statement of—

(1) the direct and indirect costs to the Commission for the issuance of any license or permit and for the inspection of any facility; and

(2) the fees paid to the Commission for the issuance of any license or permit and for the inspection of any facility.

SEC. 304. On or before September 30, 1980, the President shall prepare and publish a National Contingency Plan to provide for expeditious, efficient, and coordinated action by appropriate Federal agencies to protect the public health and safety in the case of accidents at any utilization facility licensed under section 103 or 104 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

SEC. 305. (a) As expeditiously as practicable, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall establish a mechanism for instantaneous and uninterrupted verbal communication between each utilization facility licensed to operate under section 103 or section 104 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 on the date of enactment of this Act, or thereafter, and

(1) Commission headquarters, and

(2) the appropriate Commission regional office.

(b) Within ninety days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a study of alternate plans for instantaneous and otherwise timely transmission to the Commission of data indicating the status of principal system parameters at utilization facilities licensed to operate under section 103 or section 104 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. For each alternative, the study shall present procedures for transmitting and analyzing such data and a Commission statement regarding the advantages, disadvantages and desirability.

SEC. 306. (a) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized and directed to undertake a comprehensive investigation and study of the impediments to expeditious and reliable communication among Commission headquarters, the Commission regional office, Commission representatives at the facility site, senior management officials and operator personnel of the licensee, and the Governor of Pennsylvania and other State officials, in the thirty day period immediately following the accident of March 28, 1979, at unit two of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station in Pennsylvania. Such investigation and study shall include, but not be limited to, a deter

mination of the need for improved communications procedures and the need for advanced communications technology.

(b) The Commission shall report to the Congress by September 30, 1980, on the findings of the investigation and study required by subsection (a), including recommendations on administrative or legislative measures necessary to facilitate expeditious and reliable communications in case of an accident which could result in an unplanned release of quantities of fission products in excess of the allowable limits for normal operation established by the Commission at a utilization facility licensed under section 103 or 104 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. The Commission shall implement, as soon as practicable, each such recommendation not requiring legislative enactment, and shall incorporate the recommendation in the plan for agency response promulgated pursuant to section 304 of this Act.

SEC. 307. (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 104 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 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, 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) emergancy 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, 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, 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 on the findings and recommendations of the study required by this subsection, and shall expeditiously implement each such recommendation not requiring legislative enactment.

SEC. 308. (a) In the conduct of the study required by section 5(d) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1979 (Public Law 95-601), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall evaluate the feasibility of epidemiological research on the health effects of low-level ionizing radiation exposure to licensee, contractor, and subcontractor employees as a result of—

(1) the accident of March 28, 1979, at unit two of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station in Pennsylvania;

(2) efforts to stabilize such facility or reduce or prevent radioactive unplanned offsite releases in excess of allowable limits for normal operation established by the Commission; or

(3) efforts to decontaminate, decommission, or repair such facility. The report required by such section 5(d) shall include the results of the evaluation required under this subsection.

(b) Section 5(d) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1979 (Public Law 95-601), is amended by striking "September 30, 1979" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1980".