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§9702 Definitions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 104 — NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION › § 9702

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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Defines four terms used in this chapter. The "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. A "Government agency" means any department, agency, commission, board, bureau, office, or similar part of the executive branch, and any corporation partly or wholly owned by the United States that acts as a federal instrumentality. The "Commission" means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards created under section 2039.

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Title 42, §9702

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For purposes of this chapter—

(1)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy;

(2)the term “Government agency” means any department, agency, commission, or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government, or any corporation, wholly or partly owned by the United States, which is an instrumentality of the United States, or any board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Federal Government;

(3)the term “Commission” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and

(4)the term “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards established by section 2039 of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 9702

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102