§6141 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§6141 Tritium production program

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART VI— - ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart Subpart B— - Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter CHAPTER 602— - NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TRITIUM › § 6141

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy must set up a tritium production program that can provide the tritium needed for U.S. nuclear weapons. Any new Department of Energy tritium production facility must be located at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. The Secretary may also run tests of tritium target rods inside reactors as part of the commercial light water reactor program.

Title 10, §6141

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(a)The Secretary of Energy shall establish a tritium production program that is capable of meeting the tritium requirements of the United States for nuclear weapons.

(b)The Secretary shall locate any new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.

(c)The Secretary may perform in-reactor tests of tritium target rods as part of the activities carried out under the commercial light water reactor program.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 6141 was renumbered section 8261 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2541 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

§6141 Tritium production program

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Title 10, §6141

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