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50 U.S. Code § 2602 - Reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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50 U.S. Code § 2602 - Reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities
Reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities
(b) Closure reportUpon the permanent cessation of production operations at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report containing—
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4422, formerly Pub. L. 101–189, div. C, title XXXI, § 3156, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1683; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4422, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(12), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1766; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(a)(2)(E), (e)(11), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1073, 1077.)
A prior section 2611, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4431, formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2034; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4431, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(14), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1767, related to defense environmental management privatization projects, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(e)(12), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1078.
2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(e)(11)(A), substituted “shall submit” for “must submit” and “defense environmental cleanup” for “environmental remediation and cleanup”.
Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(a)(2)(E), struck out “(as defined in section 2286g of title 42)” after “defense nuclear facility”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113–66, § 3146(e)(11)(B), substituted “defense environmental cleanup activities” for “environmental restoration and other remediation and cleanup efforts”.
2003—Pub. L. 108–136, § 3141(g)(12)(D), made technical amendment to section catchline.
Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3116, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2162, provided that:
“(a)In General.—Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 [42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.], the requirements of section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5842], and other laws that define classes of radioactive waste, with respect to material stored at a Department of Energy site at which activities are regulated by a covered State pursuant to approved closure plans or permits issued by the State, the term ‘high-level radioactive waste’ does not include radioactive waste resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel that the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’), in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘Commission’), determines—
(A) does not exceed concentration limits for Class C low-level waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, and will be disposed of—
in compliance with the performance objectives set out in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; and
in compliance with the performance objectives set out in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations;
“(b)Monitoring by Nuclear Regulatory Commission.—
“(c)Inapplicability to Certain Materials.—
“(d)Covered States.—For purposes of this section, the following States are covered States:
Nothing in this section establishes any precedent or is binding on the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or any other State not covered by subsection (d) for the management, storage, treatment, and disposition of radioactive and hazardous materials.
Nothing in this section amends the definition of ‘transuranic waste’ or regulations for repository disposal of transuranic waste pursuant to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act [Pub. L. 102–579, 106 Stat. 4777] or part 191 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
Nothing in this section amends the West Valley Demonstration Act [Pub. L. 96–368] (42 U.S.C. 2121a [2021a] note).
“(f)Judicial Review.—Judicial review shall be available in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, for the following:
Any failure of the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under subsection (b).”
Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 127, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 440, provided that:
“Funds appropriated in this, or any other Act hereafter, may not be obligated to pay, on behalf of the United States or a contractor or subcontractor of the United States, to post a bond or fulfill any other financial responsibility requirement relating to closure or post-closure care and monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories and properties held or managed by Sandia National Laboratories prior to implementation of closure or post-closure monitoring. The State of New Mexico or any other entity may not enforce against the United States or a contractor or subcontractor of the United States, in this year or any other fiscal year, a requirement to post bond or any other financial responsibility requirement relating to closure or post-closure care and monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and properties held or managed by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.”