42 U.S.C. § 10262
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§ 10262. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
- (a) There is established a Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board that shall be an independent establishment within the executive branch.
- (b)
- (1) The Board shall consist of 11 members who shall be appointed by the President not later than 90 days after December 22, 1987 , from among persons nominated by the National Academy of Sciences in accordance with paragraph (3).
- (2) The President shall designate a member of the Board to serve as chairman.
- (3)
- (A) The National Academy of Sciences shall, not later than 90 days after December 22, 1987 , nominate not less than 22 persons for appointment to the Board from among persons who meet the qualifications described in subparagraph (C).
- (B) The National Academy of Sciences shall nominate not less than 2 persons to fill any vacancy on the Board from among persons who meet the qualifications described in subparagraph (C).
- (C)
- (i) Each person nominated for appointment to the Board shall be—
- (I) eminent in a field of science or engineering, including environmental sciences; and
- (II) selected solely on the basis of established records of distinguished service.
- (ii) The membership of the Board shall be representative of the broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines related to activities under this subchapter.
- (iii) No person shall be nominated for appointment to the Board who is an employee of—
- (I) the Department of Energy;
- (II) a national laboratory under contract with the Department of Energy; or
- (III) an entity performing high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel activities under contract with the Department of Energy.
- (i) Each person nominated for appointment to the Board shall be—
- (4) Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled by the nomination and appointment process described in paragraphs (1) and (3).
- (5) Members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 4 years, each such term to commence 120 days after December 22, 1987 , except that of the 11 members first appointed to the Board, 5 shall serve for 2 years and 6 shall serve for 4 years, to be designated by the President at the time of appointment.
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