Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Additional Requirements in Case Atomic Energy Facility for Commercial Power: Exemptions.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt the operator of an atomic energy facility designed primarily for the generation of electricity for commercial purposes, from complying with other requirements provided by existing laws, such as securing a franchise, a certificate of public convenience and necessity, obtaining approval for rates and services and others, from the appropriate agency having jurisdiction: Provided, however, That upon certification by the Commission, importations of nuclear fuel for use in these facilities shall be free from all taxes and duties within a period of ten years commencing from the date of delivery of the first importation of fuel for the first of such atomic energy facility in the country, any provision of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding.