Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§10152 Available capacity for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 108— - NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Part Part B— - Interim Storage Program › § 10152

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Officials like the Secretary and the Commission must take steps they think are needed to promote and speed up using current and any extra storage at every civilian nuclear power plant site. They must do this in ways that protect people’s health and the environment, weigh economic factors, allow the reactor to keep running, follow any applicable laws, and consider the views of nearby residents.

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Title 42, §10152

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The Secretary, the Commission, and other authorized Federal officials shall each take such actions as such official considers necessary to encourage and expedite the effective use of available storage, and necessary additional storage, at the site of each civilian nuclear power reactor consistent with—

(1)the protection of the public health and safety, and the environment;

(2)economic considerations;

(3)continued operation of such reactor;

(4)any applicable provisions of law; and

(5)the views of the population surrounding such reactor.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 10152

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73