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Section 10174 - Consideration in siting facilities

42 U.S.C. § 10174

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Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)
Section 10174 - Consideration in siting facilities

The Secretary, in siting Federal research projects, shall give special consideration to proposals from States where a repository is located.

42 U.S.C. § 10174

Pub. L. 97-425, title I, §174, as added Pub. L. 100-202, §101(d) [title III, §300], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-104, 1329-121; Pub. L. 100-203, title V, §5031, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330-240.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATIONPub. L. 100-202 and Pub. L. 100-203 added identical sections.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
repository
The term "repository" means any system licensed by the Commission that is intended to be used for, or may be used for, the permanent deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, whether or not such system is designed to permit the recovery, for a limited period during initial operation, of any materials placed in such system. Such term includes both surface and subsurface areas at which high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel handling activities are conducted.