Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73not60
§2631 Accelerated Schedule for Isolating High-level Nuclear Waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site
Title 50 › Chapter 42— ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS › Subchapter IV— DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS › Part D— Savannah River Site, South Carolina › § 2631
Summary
Accelerate isolating high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site, South Carolina, if the Secretary of Energy finds that doing so (1) will save the Federal Government money long-term and (2) could speed the removal and isolation of the waste from the site's long-term storage tanks.
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Title 50, §2631
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The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, if the Secretary determines that the acceleration of such schedule—
(1)will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal Government; and
(2)could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-level nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site.
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50 U.S.C. § 2631
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60