Pub. L. 95-238, tit. I, sec. 106

Sec. 106. (a) The Department of Energy shall conduct a study of the Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant located in South Carolina to determine if that facility may be utilized in support of the nonproliferation objectives of the United States. (b) The study required under subsection (a) shall— (1) include an evaluation of the multinational and international management options available for utilizing the Barnwell facility; (2) include an evaluation of how Barnwell facility might be used to contribute to the INFCE, including preliminary studies on siting and design for adjacent facilities to the Barnwell Separations Plant to solidify liquid waste and mixed oxide evolving from the chemical separations process (these preliminary efforts being consistent with similar efforts undertaken as part, of the. INFCE); (3) include an evaluation of a possible role for the IAEA in utilization of Barnwell facility for international non-proliferation programs; (4) include an evaluation of the means by which the Barnwell facility could be used in demonstration of improved safeguards equipment and proceedings; (5) include an evaluation of how the Barnwell facility can be used to complement the United States-approved research and development program at the Japanese Tokai Mura Reprocessing Plant, and nonproliferation research activities to be undertaken at the. British Windscale Reprocessing Plant; and (6) include an evaluation of whether and how the Barnwell facility might be transferred to the Federal Government. (c) In carrying out the study required under subsection (a) due consideration shall be given to the impact which the effective and 92 STAT. 55efficient use of resources and the independence of resource supply can have in assuring our national security objectives. (d) The study shall be completed and a report submitted to the Congress not later than six months after the date that funds are appropriated for carrying out the purposes of this section. In addition, the report shall include recommendations and funding requirements to implement recommended programs resulting from such study. (e) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, there is included in subsection 101(20) of this Act an authorization of appropriations in the amount of $1,000,000.