Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§13473 Civilian nuclear waste

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT › Part Part B— - Electricity Generation and Use › § 13473

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must study ways to cut how much nuclear waste is made and how long it stays dangerous. The study must check if current technologies can do this and how much research new technologies would need. From that study, the Secretary must send Congress a five-year plan for research and development to reduce waste volume, shorten its toxic life, and lower related hazards. Funding of $4,700,000 is allowed for fiscal year 1993, and whatever money is needed is allowed for fiscal year 1994.

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Title 42, §13473

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(a)The Secretary shall conduct a study of the potential for minimizing the volume and toxic lifetime of nuclear waste, including an analysis of the viability of existing technologies and an assessment of the extent of research and development required for new technologies.

(b)Based on the results of the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a 5-year program plan for carrying out a program of research and development on new technologies for minimizing the volume and toxic lifetime of, and thereby mitigating hazards associated with, nuclear waste.

(c)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $4,700,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994.

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42 U.S.C. § 13473

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73