42 USC 2296a - Remedial action program

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 2296a.

Remedial action program

(a)

In general

(b)

Reimbursement

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Energy shall, subject to paragraph (2), reimburse at least annually a licensee described in subsection (a) for such portion of the costs described in such subsection as are—

(A)

determined by the Secretary to be attributable to byproduct material generated as an incident of sales to the United States; and

(B)

either—

(i)

incurred by such licensee not later than December 31, 2007; or

(ii)

incurred by a licensee after December 31, 2007, in accordance with a plan for subsequent decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation, and other remedial action approved by the Secretary.

(2)

Amount

(A)

To individual active site uranium licensees

(B)

To all active site uranium licensees

(C)

To thorium licensees

Payments made under paragraph (1) to the licensee of the active thorium site shall not exceed $365,000,000, and may only be made for off-site disposal. Such payments shall not exceed the following amounts:

(i)

$90,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.

(ii)

$55,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.

(iii)

$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2004.

(iv)

$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2005.

(v)

$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.

(vi)

$20,000,000 in fiscal year 2007.

Any amounts authorized to be paid in a fiscal year under this subparagraph that are not paid in that fiscal year may be paid in subsequent fiscal years.

(D)

Inflation escalation index

(E)

Additional reimbursement

(i)

Determination of excess

(ii)

In the event of excess

(3)

Byproduct location

(Pub. L. 102–486, title X, § 1001, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2946; Pub. L. 104–259, § 3(a), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3173; Pub. L. 105–388, § 11(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3484; Pub. L. 106–317, § 1, Oct. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 1277; Pub. L. 107–222, § 1(a), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1336.)

cite as: 42 USC 2296a