Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§2461 Environmental protection, safety, and health requirements
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 41— - NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2461
Summary
The Administrator must ensure the Administration follows environmental, safety, and health laws and set procedures to do so, and the Secretary of Energy keeps the authority to check compliance.
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Title 50, §2461
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(a)The Administrator shall ensure that the Administration complies with all applicable environmental, safety, and health statutes and substantive requirements.
(b)The Administrator shall develop procedures for meeting such requirements.
(c)Nothing in this chapter shall diminish the authority of the Secretary of Energy to ascertain and ensure that such compliance occurs.
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References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title XXXII of div. C of Pub. L. 106–65, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 953, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XXXII to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 2401 of this title and Tables.
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Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 1, 2000, see section 3299 of Pub. L. 106–65, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 2461
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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