Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§6142 Tritium Recycling
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART VI — ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B — Atomic Energy Defense › CHAPTER 602 — NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS › SUBCHAPTER II — TRITIUM › § 6142
Summary
All weapons tritium recycling and refitting, and tritium work moved from the Mound Plant (Ohio), must be done at Savannah River Site (South Carolina). Los Alamos National Laboratory (New Mexico) may do tritium research, support defense inertial confinement fusion, and help with weapons surveillance.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §6142
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(a)In General.—
Except as provided in subsection (b), the following activities shall be carried out at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina:
(1)All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium refitting.
(2)All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out at the Mound Plant, Ohio.
(b)Exception.—
The following activities may be carried out at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:
(1)Research on tritium.
(2)Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial confinement fusion program.
(3)Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah River Site regarding the weapons surveillance program.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 6142, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 382, provided for assignments of pay due to enlisted members. See section 705 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–649, § 14c(38–43), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 501, effective Nov. 1, 1962. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2542 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
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10 U.S.C. § 6142
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110