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Public Law 84–141
To authorize appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission for acquisition or condemnation of real property or any facilities, or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and for other purposes.
Approved July 11, 1955
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission for acquisition or condemnation of real property or any facilities, or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sec. 101.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
AEC appropriation.
Acquisition, etc., of property.
Atomic Energy Commission the sum of $209,159,000 for acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, as follows:
Atomic Weapons.—
Project 55–a–1, production or development plants or facilities, $20,000,000.
Reactor Development.—
1.
Project 55–b–1, power reactor development acceleration project, $25,000,000.
2.
Project 55–b–2, fast power breeder pilot facility (EBR-II), $14,850,000.
3.
Project 55–b–3, surface ship reactor facility, $25,000,000.
4.
Project 55–b–4, submarine advanced reactor facility, $23,140,000.
5.
Project 55–b–5, submarine advanced reactor development facilities, Schenectady, New York, $3,100,000.
6.
Project 55–b–6, aircraft nuclear propulsion program plant and test area, Arco, Idaho, $13,000,000,
7.
Project 55–b–7, aircraft reactor test plant, $1,437,000.
8.
Project 55–b–8, modifications and expansions to ANP ground test plant, Idaho, $1,000,000.
9.
Project 56–b–9, special reactor facilities construction program, $2,000,000.
10.
Project 55–b–10, reactor core test facility, Arco, Idaho, $600,000.
Physical Research.—
Project 55–c–1, particle accelerator program, $10,000,000.
Special Nuclear Material.—
1.
Project 55–d–1, metallex pilot facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $1,000,000.
2.
Project 55–d–2, reactor facilities modifications, Hanford, Washington, $11,900,000.
3.
Project 55–d–3, special reactor facilities equipment, Hanford, Washington, $5,600,000.
4.
Project 55–d–4, modifications to separations and processing facilities, Hanford, Washington, $2,560,000.
5.
Project 55–d–5, conversion of pilot plant and facility to production plant and facility, Fernald, Ohio, $600,000.
6.
Project 55–d–6, barrier plant addition, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,200,000.
7.
Project 55–d–7, new barrier development plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $404,000.
8.
Project 55–d–8, expansion of metal recovery facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $370,000.
Source and Other Raw Materials.—
1.
Project 55–e–1, expansion and modification of ore processing plant, Monticello, Utah, $1,550,000.
2.
Project 56 e–2, storage sites for vanadium bearing tailings, $500,000.
Atomic Weapons.—
1.
Project 56–f–1, art construction project, fiscal year 1956 increment, $17,873,000.
2.
Project 56–f–2, expansion of weapons material fabrication plant and facility, $15,000,000.
3.
Project 55–f–3, new Sigma Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $4,015,000.
4.
Project 55–f–4, detonator production plant, $3,750,000.
5.
Project 55–f–5, base construction. Pacific proving ground, $1,568,000.
6.
Project 55–f 6, Rocky Flats, Colorado, plant and facilities, $1,330,000.
7.
Project 55–f–7, base construction, Nevada test site, $927,000.
8.
Project 55–f–8, addition to technical laboratory shop building, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $735,000.
Reactor Development.—
1.
Project 55–g–1, engineering test reactor facility, $14,350,000.
2.
Project 55–g–2, reactor training school, Argonne National Laboratory, $712,000.
3.
Project 55–g–3, chemistry cave for radioactive materials, Argonne National Laboratory, $448,000.
4.
Project 55–g–4, reactor engineering building addition, Argonne National Laboratory, $295,000.
5.
Project. 55–g–5, high level chemical development facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $280,000.
6.
Project 55–g–6, research reactor, Philippine Government, $500,000.
7.
Project. 55–g–7, research reactors for the development of peace-time uses of atomic energy under Agreements for Cooperation, $5,000,000.
Physical Research.—
1.
Project 55–h–1, conversion of existing building to development plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $1,150,000.
2.
Project 56–11–2, fabrication plant for development, equipment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $440,000.
Biology and Medicine.—
Project 55–i–1, medical research plant and facility, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $6,040,000.
Community.—
1.
Project 55–j–1, additional housing units, Monticello, Utah, $250,000.
2.
Project 55–j–2. new community hospital, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,900,000.
3.
Project 55–j–3, water and sewer replacements and improvements, Richland, Washington. $160,000.
4.
Project 55–j–4, housing program (group 18), Los Alamos, New Mexico, $3,500,000.
Source and Other Raw Material.—
Project 55–k–1, offsite access roads, $4,165,000.
General Plant Projects.—
$17,960,000.
Sec. 102. Limitations.—
The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101 (a) through 101 (d) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 25 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project.
The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101 (e) through 101 (j) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 10 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project.
The Commission is authorized to start the project set forth in subsection 101 (k) only if the currently estimated cost of the project does not exceed the estimated cost set forth for that project.
The Commission is authorized to start a project under subsection 101 (1) only if it is in accordance with the following:
1.
For community operations, the maximum currently estimated cost of any project shall be $100,000 and the maximum currently esti-mated cost of any building included in such project shall be $10,000.
2.
For all other programs, the maximum currently estimated cost of any project shall be $500,000 and the maximum currently estimated cost of any building included in such a project shall be $166,000.
3.
The total cost of all projects undertaken under subsection 101 (1) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth in that subsection by more than 10 per centum.
Sec. 103.
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated funds for
Advance planning, etc.
advance planning, construction design, and architectural services, in connection with projects which are not otherwise authorized by law, and the Atomic Energy Commission is authorized to use funds currently or otherwise available to it for such purposes.
Sec. 104.
There are hereby authorized to he appropriated funds
Replacement of plants, etc.
necessary to restore or to replace plants or facilities destroyed or otherwise seriously damaged, and the Atomic Energy Commission is authorized to use funds currently or otherwise available to it for such purposes.
Sec. 105.
In addition to the sums authorized to be appropriated to
Additional sums.
the Atomic Energy Commission by section 101 of this Act, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission to accomplish the purposes of this Act such sums of money as may be currently available to the Atomic Energy Commission.
Sec. 106.
Funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
Substitute projects.
available by this Act may be used to start any other new project for which an estimate was not included in this Act if it be a substitute for a project authorized in subsections 101 (a), 101 (d), or 101 (f), and the estimated cost thereof is within the limit of cost of the project for which substitution is to be made, and the Commission certifies that—
the new project is essential to the common defense and security; and
the new project is required by changes in weapon characteristics or weapon logistic operations;
it is unable to enter into a contract with any person, including a licensee, on terms satisfactory to the Commission to furnish from a privately owned plant or facility the product or services to be provided in the new project.
Approved July 11, 1955.