Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§10172 Selection of Yucca Mountain site
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 E— - Redirection of Nuclear Waste Program › § 10172
Summary
Secretary must stop all activities at candidate sites except Yucca Mountain, excluding reclamation, within 90 days after December 22, 1987; Nevada can enter a section 10173 benefits agreement on December 22, 1987.
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Title 42, §10172
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(a)(1)The Secretary shall provide for an orderly phase-out of site specific activities at all candidate sites other than the Yucca Mountain site.
(2)The Secretary shall terminate all site specific activities (other than reclamation activities) at all candidate sites, other than the Yucca Mountain site, within 90 days after December 22, 1987.
(b)Effective on December 22, 1987, the State of Nevada shall be eligible to enter into a benefits agreement with the Secretary under section 10173 of this title.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.
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42 U.S.C. § 10172
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73