‘‘Sec. 506. Financial arrangements for low-level radioactive waste site clo-
sure.
‘‘Sec. 507. Nuclear Regulatory Commission training authorization.
‘‘Sec. 508. Acceptance schedule.
‘‘Sec. 509. Subseabed or ocean water disposal.
‘‘TITLE VI—NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
‘‘Sec. 601. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 602. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
‘‘Sec. 603. Functions.
‘‘Sec. 604. Investigatory powers.
‘‘Sec. 605. Compensation of members.
‘‘Sec. 606. Staff.
‘‘Sec. 607. Support services.
‘‘Sec. 608. Report.
‘‘Sec. 609. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘Sec. 610. Termination of the board.
‘‘TITLE VII—MANAGEMENT REFORM
‘‘Sec. 701. Management reform initiatives.
‘‘Sec. 702. Reporting.
‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this Act:
‘‘(1) ACCEPT, ACCEPTANCE.—The terms ‘ac-
cept’ and ‘acceptance’ mean the Secretary’s act of
taking possession of spent nuclear fuel or high-level
radioactive waste.
‘‘(2) ACCEPTANCE SCHEDULE.—The term ‘ac-
ceptance schedule’ means the schedule established by
the Secretary under section 508 for acceptance of
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
‘‘(3) AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘af-
fected Indian tribe’ means any Indian tribe—
‘‘(A) within whose reservation boundaries
the interim storage facility or a repository for
spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive
waste, or both, is proposed to be located; or
‘‘(B) whose federally defined possessory or
usage rights to other lands outside of the res-
ervation’s boundaries arising out of congres-
sionally ratified treaties may be substantially
and adversely affected by the locating of such
a facility if the Secretary of the Interior finds,
upon the petition of the appropriate govern-
mental officials of the tribe, that such effects
are both substantial and adverse to the tribe.
‘‘(4) AFFECTED
UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘affected unit of local government’
means the unit of local government with jurisdiction
over the site of a repository or interim storage facil-
ity. Such term may, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, include other units of local government that
are contiguous with such unit.
‘‘(5) ATOMIC
ENERGY
DEFENSE
ACTIVITY.—
The term ‘atomic energy defense activity’ means any
activity of the Secretary performed in whole or in
part in carrying out any of the following functions:
‘‘(A) Naval reactors development.
‘‘(B) Weapons activities including defense
inertial confinement fusion.
‘‘(C) Verification and control technology.
‘‘(D) Defense nuclear materials produc-
tion.
‘‘(E) Defense nuclear waste and materials
byproducts management.
‘‘(F) Defense nuclear materials security
and safeguards and security investigations.
‘‘(G) Defense research and development.
‘‘(6) CIVILIAN
NUCLEAR
POWER
REACTOR.—
The term ‘civilian nuclear power reactor’ means a ci-
vilian nuclear power plant required to be licensed
under section 103 or 104 b. of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134(b)).
‘‘(7) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
‘‘(8) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’
means the Department of Energy.
‘‘(9) DISPOSAL.—The term ‘disposal’ means the
emplacement in a repository of spent nuclear fuel,
high-level radioactive waste, or other highly radio-
active material with no foreseeable intent of recov-
ery, whether or not such emplacement permits recov-
ery of such material for any future purpose.
‘‘(10) DISPOSAL SYSTEM.—The term ‘disposal
system’ means all natural barriers and engineered
barriers, and engineered systems and components,
that prevent the release of radionuclides from the re-
pository.
‘‘(11) ENGINEERED BARRIERS.—The term ‘en-
gineered barriers’ and ‘engineered systems and com-
ponents,’ means man made components of a disposal
system. Such term includes the spent nuclear fuel or
high-level radioactive waste form, spent nuclear fuel
package or high-level radioactive waste, and other
materials placed over and around such packages.
‘‘(12) HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.—The
term ‘high-level radioactive waste’ means—
‘‘(A) the highly radioactive material result-
ing from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel,
including liquid waste produced directly in re-
processing and any solid material derived from
such liquid waste that contains fission products
in sufficient concentrations;
‘‘(B) the highly radioactive material result-
ing from atomic energy defense activities; and
‘‘(C) other highly radioactive material that
the Commission, consistent with existing law,
determines by rule requires permanent isola-
tion.
‘‘(13) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal
agency’ means any Executive agency, as defined in
section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(14) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’
means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other orga-
nized group or community of Indians recognized as
eligible for the services provided to Indians by the
Secretary of the Interior because of their status as
Indians including any Alaska Native village, as de-
fined in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)).
‘‘(15) INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.—
The term ‘integrated management system’ means
the system developed by the Secretary for the ac-
ceptance, transportation, storage, and disposal of
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
‘‘(16) INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY.—The term
‘interim storage facility’ means a facility designed
and constructed for the receipt, handling, possession,
safeguarding, and storage of spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste in accordance with title
II of this Act.
‘‘(17) INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY SITE.—The
term ‘interim storage facility site’ means the specific
site within Area 25 of the Nevada Test Site that is
designated by the Secretary and withdrawn and re-
served in accordance with this Act for the location
of the interim storage facility.
‘‘(18) LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.—The
term ‘low-level radioactive waste’ means radioactive
material that—
‘‘(A) is not spent nuclear fuel, high-level
radioactive waste, transuranic waste, or byprod-
uct material as defined in section 11 e.(2) of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2014(e)(2)); and
‘‘(B) the Commission, consistent with ex-
isting law, classifies as low-level radioactive
waste.
‘‘(19) METRIC
TONS
URANIUM.—The terms
‘metric tons uranium’ and ‘MTU’ means the amount
of uranium in the original unirradiated fuel element
whether or not the spent nuclear fuel has been re-
processed.
‘‘(20) NUCLEAR
WASTE
FUND.—The terms
‘Nuclear Waste Fund’ and ‘waste fund’ mean the
nuclear waste fund established in the United States
Treasury prior to the date of enactment of this Act
under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act of 1982.
high level radioactive waste under this Act, shall by con-
tract use private industry to the fullest extent possible in
each aspect of such transportation. The Secretary shall
use direct Federal services for such transportation only
upon a determination by the Secretary of Transportation,
in consultation with the Secretary, that private industry
is unable or unwilling to provide such transportation serv-
ices at a reasonable cost.
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF TITLE.—Acceptance by the Sec-
retary of any spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive
waste shall constitute a transfer of title to the Secretary.
‘‘SEC. 204. INTERIM STORAGE.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall design,
construct, and operate a facility for the interim storage
of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at
the interim storage facility site. The interim storage facil-
ity shall be subject to licensing pursuant to the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) in accord-
ance with the Commission’s regulations governing the li-
censing of independent spent fuel storage installations and
shall commence operation in phases by January 31, 2000.
‘‘(b) DESIGN.—The design of the interim storage fa-
cility shall provide for the use of storage technologies li-
censed or certified by the Commission for use at the in-
terim storage facility as necessary to ensure compatibility