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§2296a–1 Regulations

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XIX— - REMEDIAL ACTION AND URANIUM REVITALIZATION › Part Part A— - Remedial Action at Active Processing Sites › § 2296a–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 180 days of October 24, 1992 Secretary must issue rules under section 2296a. Active uranium or thorium processing-site owners must apply with reasonable documentation; such requests must be approved and timely paid under section 2296a limits.

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Title 42, §2296a–1

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Within 180 days of October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall issue regulations governing reimbursement under section 2296a of this title. An active uranium or thorium processing site owner shall apply for reimbursement hereunder by submitting a request for the amount of reimbursement, together with reasonable documentation in support thereof, to the Secretary. Any such request for reimbursement, supported by reasonable documentation, shall be approved by the Secretary and reimbursement therefor shall be made in a timely manner subject only to the limitations of section 2296a of this title.

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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 2296a–1

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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