The Secretary may terminate a benefits agreement under this subchapter if-
A State or Indian tribe may terminate a benefits agreement under this subchapter only if the Secretary disqualifies the site under consideration for its failure to comply with technical requirements established by the Secretary in accordance with this chapter or the Secretary determines that the Commission cannot license the facility within a reasonable time.
Decisions of the Secretary under this section shall be in writing, shall be available to Congress and the public, and are not subject to judicial review.
42 U.S.C. § 10173c
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION Pub. L. 100-202 and Pub. L. 100-203 added identical sections.
- Commission
- The term "Commission" means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- Indian tribe
- The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians recognized as eligible for the services provided to Indians by the Secretary of the Interior because of their status as Indians, including any Alaska Native village, as defined in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c)).
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
- State
- The term "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.