Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§2297f–1 Licensing of Other Technologies

Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER VI — LICENSING AND REGULATION OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITIES › § 2297f–1

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Corporation facilities that use alternative uranium enrichment technologies, including AVLIS, must have licenses under sections 2073, 2093, and 2243. The Corporation must pay for cleaning up and closing those facilities under section 5 of the Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Act of 1990.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2297f–1

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(a)In general
Corporation facilities using alternative technologies for uranium enrichment, including AVLIS, shall be licensed under section 2073, 2093, and 2243 of this title.
(b)Costs for decontamination and decommissioning
The Corporation shall provide for the costs of decontamination and decommissioning of any Corporation facilities described in subsection (a) in accordance with the requirements of the amendments made by section 5 of the Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Act of 1990.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 5 of the Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 5 of Pub. L. 101–575, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2835, which enacted section 2243 of this title and amended section 2014, 2061, 2201, and 2284 of this title.

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–134 substituted “including” for “other than” and “section 2073, 2093, and 2243” for “section 2073 and 2093”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References to United States Enrichment CorporationReferences to the Corporation, meaning the United States Enrichment Corporation, deemed, as of the privatization date (July 28, 1998), to be references to the private corporation, see section 3116(e) of Pub. L. 104–134, set out as a note under former section 2297 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2297f–1

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110