Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-110

§2341 Elimination of Plutonium Production

Title 50 › CHAPTER 40 — DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION › SUBCHAPTER III — CONTROL AND DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND RELATED MATERIALS THREATENING THE UNITED STATES › § 2341

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy, working with the Secretary of Defense, must make a joint program with Russia to stop production of weapons‑grade plutonium by changing or replacing the reactor cores at Tomsk‑7 and Krasnoyarsk‑26 so they are less able to produce weapons material. The work must be planned to finish within three years after it begins, and the plan must spell out steps, clear milestones, and cost estimates. Within 180 days after September 23, 1996, the Secretary of Defense must send Congress the plan, an estimate of the U.S. funding needed each fiscal year, and a comparison of this program’s benefits with other nonproliferation programs.

Full Legal Text

Title 50, §2341

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(a)Replacement program

The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a cooperative program with the Government of Russia to eliminate the production of weapons grade plutonium by modifying or replacing the reactor cores at Tomsk–7 and Krasnoyarsk–26 with reactor cores that are less suitable for the production of weapons-grade plutonium.

(b)Program requirements

(1)The program shall be designed to achieve completion of the modifications or replacements of the reactor cores within three years after the modification or replacement activities under the program are begun.

(2)The plan for the program shall—

(A)specify—

(i)successive steps for the modification or replacement of the reactor cores; and

(ii)clearly defined milestones to be achieved; and

(B)include estimates of the costs of the program.

(c)Submission of program plan to Congress

Not later than 180 days after September 23, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress—

(1)a plan for the program under subsection (a);

(2)an estimate of the United States funding that is necessary for carrying out the activities under the program for each fiscal year covered by the program; and

(3)a comparison of the benefits of the program with the benefits of other nonproliferation programs.

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50 U.S.C. § 2341

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110