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§2573 International Agreements on Information on Radioactive Materials

Title 50 › Chapter 42— ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS › Subchapter III— PROLIFERATION MATTERS › § 2573

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy can make deals with other countries or international groups to get verified information about the physical traits of radioactive material made, used, or stored at different sites. The Secretary of State must agree, and the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence must be involved. The deals must also let the United States access that information after a nuclear explosion or if a nuclear device or nuclear material is found or intercepted.

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Title 50, §2573

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The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international organizations—

(1)to acquire for the materials information program of the Department of Energy validated information on the physical characteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or stored at various locations, in order to facilitate the ability to determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon; and

(2)to obtain access to information described in paragraph (1) in the event of—

(A)a nuclear detonation; or

(B)the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear device or weapon or nuclear material.

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50 U.S.C. § 2573

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60