Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§10172 Selection of Yucca Mountain Site

Title 42 › Chapter 108— NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › Subchapter I— DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE › Part E— Redirection of Nuclear Waste Program › § 10172

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must carefully wind down site-specific work at every candidate site except Yucca Mountain, and must stop all site-specific activities (except cleanup/reclamation) at those other sites within 90 days after December 22, 1987. On December 22, 1987, Nevada becomes eligible to enter into a benefits agreement with the Secretary.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §10172

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(a)(1)The Secretary shall provide for an orderly phase-out of site specific activities at all candidate sites other than the Yucca Mountain site.

(2)The Secretary shall terminate all site specific activities (other than reclamation activities) at all candidate sites, other than the Yucca Mountain site, within 90 days after December 22, 1987.

(b)Effective on December 22, 1987, the State of Nevada shall be eligible to enter into a benefits agreement with the Secretary under section 10173 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 10172

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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