PRIA Logo™
Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§10175 Transportation

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 H — Transportation › § 10175

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

All shipments of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste moved under part A or part C must be in packages the Commission has certified. The Secretary must follow the Commission’s rules to notify state and local governments before transporting these materials. The Secretary must also give technical help and money to states to train local public safety officials and tribes along planned routes on safe handling and emergency response, and the Waste Fund must pay for that training.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §10175

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Packaging
No spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste may be transported by or for the Secretary under part A or under part C except in packages that have been certified for such purpose by the Commission.
(b)Advance notification
The Secretary shall abide by regulations of the Commission regarding advance notification of State and local governments prior to transportation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste under part A or under part C.
(c)Training for public safety officials
The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and funds to States for training for public safety officials of appropriate units of local government and Indian tribes through whose jurisdiction the Secretary plans to transport spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste under part A or under part C. Training shall cover procedures required for safe routine transportation of these materials, as well as procedures for dealing with emergency response situations. The Waste Fund shall be the source of funds for work carried out under this subsection.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 10175

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110