ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954 1 An Act for the development and control of atomic energy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 TITLE I—ATOMIC ENERGY CHAPTER 1. DECLARATION, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE Sec. 1. Declaration. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Purpose. CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS Sec. 11. Definitions. CHAPTER 3. ORGANIZATION [Sec. 21. Repealed.] [Sec. 22. Repealed.] Sec. 23. Office. Sec. 24. General Manager, Deputy and Assistant General Managers. [Sec. 26. Repealed.] [Sec. 27. Repealed.] Sec. 28. Appointment of Army, Navy, or Air Force Officers. Sec. 29. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. Sec. 31. Research Assistance. CHAPTER 4. RESEARCH Sec. 32. Research by the Commission. Sec. 33. Research for Others. CHAPTER 5. PRODUCTION OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL Sec. 41. Ownership and Operation of Production Facilities. Sec. 42. Irradiation of Materials. Sec. 43. Acquisition of Production Facilities. Sec. 44. Disposition of Energy. 1This Act consists of the Act of August 1, 1946, ch. 724, as amended by the Act of Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073 (68 stat. 921) and by subsequent amendments. The Act appears generally in the United States code at 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. Bracketed notes are used at the end of each section for the convenience of the reader to indicate the United States Code citation. 2 Bracketed material does not appear in the table of contents of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, but has been included for the convenience of the reader. The items relating to repealed sections 21, 22, 26, 27, 52, and 201 through 207 were not striken by the laws that repealed such sections, but the items have been presented here in a different form for the convenience of the reader. CHAPTER 6. SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL Sec. 51. Special Nuclear Material. [Sec. 52. Repealed.] Sec. 53. Domestic Distribution of Special Nuclear Material. Sec. 56. Guaranteed Purchase Prices. Sec. 57. Prohibition. Sec. 58. Review. CHAPTER 7. SOURCE MATERIAL Sec. 61. Source Material. Sec. 62. License for Transfers Required. Sec. 63. Domestic Distribution of Source Material. Sec. 64. Foreign Distribution of Source Material. Sec. 65. Reporting. Sec. 66. Acquisition. Sec. 67. Operations on Lands Belonging to the United States. Sec. 68. Public and Acquired Lands. Sec. 69. Prohibition. CHAPTER 8. BYPRODUCT MATERIAL Sec. 81. Domestic Distribution. Sec. 82. Foreign Distribution of Byproduct Material. Sec. 83. Ownership and custody of certain byproduct material and disposal sites. Sec. 84. Authorities of Commission respecting certain byproduct material. CHAPTER 9. MILITARY APPLICATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY Sec. 91. Authority. Sec. 92. Prohibition. Sec. 93. Congressional oversight of special access programs. CHAPTER 10. ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSES Sec. 101. License Required. [Sec. 102. Utilization and Production Facilities for Industrial or Commercial Purposes.] Sec. 103. Commercial Licenses. Sec. 104. Medical Therapy and Research and Development. Sec. 105. Antitrust Provisions. Sec. 106. Classes of Facilities. Sec. 107. Operators' Licenses. Sec. 108. War or National Emergency. Sec. 109. Component [and Other] Parts of Facilities. Sec. 110. Exclusions. [Sec. 111. Licensing by Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Distribution of Certain Materials by Department of Energy.] CHAPTER 11. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Sec. 121. Effect of International Arrangements. Sec. 122. Policies Contained in International Arrangements. Sec. 123. Cooperation With Other Nations. Sec. 124. International Atomic Pool. Sec. 125. Cooperation With Berlin. [Sec. 126. Export Licensing Procedures.] [Sec. 127. Criteria Governing United States Nuclear Exports.] [Sec. 128. Additional Export Criterion and Procedures.] [Sec. 129. Conduct Resulting in Termination of Nuclear Exports.] [Sec. 130. Congressional Review Procedures.] [Sec. 131. Subsequent Arrangements.] [Sec. 132. Authority to Suspend Nuclear Cooperation With Nations Which Have Not Ratified the Convention on the Physical Security of Nuclear Material.] [Sec. 133. Consultation with the Department of Defense Concerning Certain Exports and Subsequent Arrangements.] Sec. 134. Further restrictions on exports. |