Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§10157 Transportation

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 › § 10157

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

All transportation of spent nuclear fuel covered here must get permits and follow rules set by the Commission and the Secretary of Transportation, the same as shipments of commercial spent fuel. The Secretary must hire private companies to do the moving whenever possible. The federal government can only do the hauling itself if the Secretary of Transportation, after talking with the Secretary, finds that private firms cannot or will not provide the service at a reasonable cost.

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Title 42, §10157

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(a)(1)11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. Transportation of spent nuclear fuel under section 10156(a) of this title shall be subject to licensing and regulation by the Commission and by the Secretary of Transportation as provided for transportation of commercial spent nuclear fuel under existing law.

(2)The Secretary, in providing for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel under this chapter, shall utilize by contract private industry to the fullest extent possible in each aspect of such transportation. The Secretary shall use direct Federal services for such transportation only upon a determination of the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary, that private industry is unable or unwilling to provide such transportation services at reasonable cost.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 10157

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73