Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 40 — Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
§ 2341. Elimination of plutonium production
Statutory text
Replacement program
The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a cooperative program with the Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons grade plutonium by modifying or replacing the reactor cores at Tomsk–7 and Krasnoyarsk–26 with reactor cores that are less suitable for the production of weapons-grade plutonium.
Program requirements
The program shall be designed to achieve completion of the modifications or replacements of the reactor cores within three years after the modification or replacement activities under the program are begun.
The plan for the program shall—
specify—
successive steps for the modification or replacement of the reactor cores; and
clearly defined milestones to be achieved; and
include estimates of the costs of the program.
Submission of program plan to Congress
Not later than 180 days after , the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress—
a plan for the program under subsection (a);
an estimate of the United States funding that is necessary for carrying out the activities under the program for each fiscal year covered by the program; and
a comparison of the benefits of the program with the benefits of other nonproliferation programs.
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.
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XIV § 1432 · 110 Stat. 2422
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 2341
(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1432, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2726.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1432, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2726.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1432. ELIMINATION OF PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION. (a) Replacement Program.— The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a cooperative program with the Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons grade plutonium by modifying or replacing the reactor cores at Tomsk–7 and Krasnoyarsk–26 with reactor cores that are less suitable for the production of weapons-grade plutonium. (b) Program Requirements.— (1) The program shall be designed to achieve completion of the modifications or replacements of the reactor cores within three years after the modification or replacement activities under the program are begun. (2) The plan for the program shall— (A) specify— (i) successive steps for the modification or replacement of the reactor cores; and (ii) clearly defined milestones to be achieved; and (B) include estimates of the costs of the program. (c) Submission of Program Plan to Congress.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress— (1) a plan for the program under subsection (a); (2) an estimate of the United States funding that is necessary for carrying out the activities under the program for each fiscal year covered by the program; and (3) a comparison of the benefits of the program with the benefits of other nonproliferation programs.
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Credits
(Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XIV, § 1432, , 110 Stat. 2726.)