Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§10191 Purpose

Title 42 › CHAPTER 108 — NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › SUBCHAPTER II — RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION REGARDING DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL › § 10191

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives the Secretary guidance on how to dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. It lets the Secretary build, operate, and maintain a deep underground test facility and run a focused research and development program to test deep-geologic disposal and to demonstrate dry storage of spent fuel. It also requires better cooperation with States, affected Indian tribes, and local governments when picking a site for the test facility.

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Title 42, §10191

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It is the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)to provide direction to the Secretary with respect to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel;

(2)to authorize the Secretary, pursuant to this subchapter—

(A)to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a deep geologic test and evaluation facility; and

(B)to provide for a focused and integrated high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel research and development program, including the development of a test and evaluation facility to carry out research and provide an integrated demonstration of the technology for deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and the development of the facilities to demonstrate dry storage of spent nuclear fuel; and

(3)to provide for an improved cooperative role between the Federal Government and States, affected Indian tribes, and units of general local government in the siting of a test and evaluation facility.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 10191

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102