§10107 Applicability to Atomic Energy Defense Activities

Summary

The chapter does not apply to atomic energy defense activities or to facilities used for those activities, except as subsection (c) says. Within 2 years after January 7, 1983, the President must study whether one or more repositories built under part A of subchapter I can take high‑level radioactive waste from defense work. The study must consider cost, health and safety, regulation, transport, public acceptance, and national security. If a defense‑only repository is not required, the Secretary must arrange use of one or more of those repositories, assign development and operating costs, and the Federal Government must pay permanent disposal costs into the special account under section 10222. Any defense‑only repository must be licensed under section 5842 and meet the Commission’s siting, construction, and operating rules.