Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 108 — Nuclear Waste Policy
§ 10191. Purpose
Statutory text
It is the purpose of this subchapter—
to provide direction to the Secretary with respect to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel;
to authorize the Secretary, pursuant to this subchapter—
to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a deep geologic test and evaluation facility; and
to provide for a focused and integrated high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel research and development program, including the development of a test and evaluation facility to carry out research and provide an integrated demonstration of the technology for deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and the development of the facilities to demonstrate dry storage of spent nuclear fuel; and
to provide for an improved cooperative role between the Federal Government and States, affected Indian tribes, and units of general local government in the siting of a test and evaluation facility.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Pub. L. 97–425 title II § 211 · 96 Stat. 2201
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 10191
(Pub. L. 97–425, title II, § 211, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2245.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 97–425, title II, § 211, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2245.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 211. It is the purpose of this title— 42 USC 10191. (1) to provide direction to the Secretary with respect to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; (2) to authorize the Secretary, pursuant to this title— (A) to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a deep geologic test and evaluation facility; and (B) to provide for a focused and integrated high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel research and development program, including the development of a test and evaluation facility to carry out research and provide an integrated demonstration of the technology for deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and the development of the facilities to demonstrate dry storage of spent nuclear fuel; and (3) to provide for an improved cooperative role between the Federal Government and States, affected Indian tribes, and units of general local government in the siting of a test and evaluation facility.
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