prepare for the provision of spent nuclear fuel manage-
ment services, including— 
‘‘(1) initiation of public outreach and coordina-
tion with State and local stakeholders; 
‘‘(2) completion of preapplication activities with 
the Commission; 
‘‘(3) confirmation of technical performance; 
‘‘(4) validation of economic projections; 
‘‘(5) completion of feasibility and risk studies; 
‘‘(6) initiation of preliminary plant design and 
engineering; and 
‘‘(7) site selection, site characterization, and en-
vironmental documentation activities. 
‘‘SEC. 3207. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF FACILI-
TIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—If the Corporation elects to 
proceed with the construction of a new facility, or take 
over operation of an existing facility, for spent nuclear fuel 
management, the Corporation may enter into a contract 
with 1 or more contractors for the construction or oper-
ation of the facility. 
‘‘(b) TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN CORPORATION AND 
CONTRACTORS.— 
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‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Corporation may make 
grants or loans to 1 or more contractors to carry out 
any duty of the Corporation under this title. 
‘‘(2) LICENSING
AGREEMENT.—The Corpora-
tion may license to a contractor any right, title, or 
interest of the Corporation under this title. 
‘‘(3) PURCHASE
AGREEMENT.—The Corpora-
tion may enter into a commitment to purchase any 
spent nuclear fuel management service, nuclear ma-
terial, or fuel product produced at a facility operated 
by a contractor. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The Corpora-
tion may provide to a contractor such additional per-
sonnel, services, and equipment as the Corporation 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 3208. PRICE-ANDERSON COVERAGE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 170 shall apply to any 
spent nuclear fuel management facility— 
‘‘(1) owned or operated by, or under contract 
with, the Corporation; 
‘‘(2) licensed under section 53, 63, or 103; and 
‘‘(3) constructed after the date of enactment of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) INDEMNITY
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary, 
pursuant to section 170, may enter in to any indemnity 
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agreement with the Corporation or a contractor of the 
Corporation as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 3209. REFERENCES. 
‘‘Any reference to the Commission or the Department 
contained in section 161 k., 221 a., or 230 shall be consid-
ered to include the Corporation. 
‘‘SEC. 3210. SEVERABILITY. 
‘‘If any provision of this title or the application of 
any such provision to any entity, person, or circumstance 
is for any reason judged by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion to be invalid, the remainder of this title and the appli-
cation of this title shall not be affected.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 2. United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation. 
‘‘TITLE III—UNITED STATES NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT 
CORPORATION 
‘‘Sec. 3001. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 3002. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle A—Establishment, Powers, and Organization 
‘‘Sec. 3101. Establishment. 
‘‘Sec. 3102. Powers. 
‘‘Sec. 3103. Board of Directors. 
‘‘Sec. 3104. Management. 
‘‘Sec. 3105. Audits. 
‘‘Sec. 3106. Annual reports. 
‘‘Sec. 3107. United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Fund. 
‘‘Sec. 3108. Issuance of bonds. 
‘‘Sec. 3109. Exemption from taxation and payments in lieu of taxes. 
‘‘Sec. 3110. Nonapplicability of certain Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 3111. Protection of information. 
‘‘Sec. 3112. Transition and transfer requirements. 
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‘‘Subtitle B—Rights, Privileges, and Assets 
‘‘Sec. 3201. Marketing and contracting authority. 
‘‘Sec. 3202. Pricing. 
‘‘Sec. 3203. Acquisition of Department land and facilities. 
‘‘Sec. 3204. Patents and inventions. 
‘‘Sec. 3205. Liabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 3206. Predeployment activities by Corporation. 
‘‘Sec. 3207. Construction and operation of facilities. 
‘‘Sec. 3208. Price-Anderson coverage. 
‘‘Sec. 3209. References. 
‘‘Sec. 3210. Severability.’’. 
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