Re: RADSAFE digest 3621

["Alois N Singer/SINGAN/CC01/INEEL/US" <SINGAN@inel.gov>]

On January 29, 2001, Wesley M. Dunn wrote,

>Excuse me, but UC is liable for fines as a DOE contractor under
>Price-Anderson.  DOE decided not to fine them.

Perhaps Mr. Dunn should understand the Price Anderson Amendments Act before
commenting on DOE's actions.  Under these Federal regulations the DOE is
specifically excluded from fining "not for profit entities" such as
universities and Battelle Memorial Institute that are the contractors for
most of the DOE National Laboratories.  Therefore his statement is
incorrect, UC is not liable for fines under the Price Anderson Amendments
Act but can only be cited for a finable infraction.  That is the law, don't
blame DOE for what the politicians have done.

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