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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026) · Newer source version available

42 U.S.C. § 2286g: “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” defined

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  1. Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  2. CHAPTER 23—DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY

As used in this subchapter, the term “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” means any of the following:(1) A production facility or utilization facility (as defined in section 2014 of this title) that is under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy and that is operated for national security purposes, but the term does not include—(A) any facility or activity covered by Executive Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval nuclear propulsion program; (B) any facility or activity involved with the transportation of nuclear explosives or nuclear material; (C) any facility that does not conduct atomic energy defense activities; or (D) any facility owned by the United States Enrichment Corporation. (2) A nuclear waste storage facility under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy, but the term does not include a facility developed pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) and licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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