Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60
§2542 Tritium Recycling
Title 50 › Chapter 42— ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS › Subchapter II— NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS › Part B— Tritium › § 2542
Summary
All weapon tritium recycling, including refitting, and tritium work that used to be done at the Mound Plant (Ohio) must be done at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. Los Alamos Lab, New Mexico, may do tritium research, support defense inertial confinement fusion program, and assist Savannah River weapons surveillance.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §2542
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), the following activities shall be carried out at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina:
(1)All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium refitting.
(2)All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out at the Mound Plant, Ohio.
(b)The following activities may be carried out at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:
(1)Research on tritium.
(2)Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial confinement fusion program.
(3)Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah River Site regarding the weapons surveillance program.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 2542
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60