50 USC 2631 - Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 19, 2025

§ 2631.

Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site

The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, if the Secretary determines that the acceleration of such schedule—

(1)

will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal Government; and

(2)

could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-level nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4451, formerly Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2834; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4451, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(21), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1769.)

cite as: 50 USC 2631