42 U.S.C. § 10157

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 10157 - Transportation

(a)

(1)¹ Transportation of spent nuclear fuel under section 10156(a) of this title shall be subject to licensing and regulation by the Commission and by the Secretary of Transportation as provided for transportation of commercial spent nuclear fuel under existing law.

(2) The Secretary, in providing for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel under this chapter, shall utilize by contract private industry to the fullest extent possible in each aspect of such transportation. The Secretary shall use direct Federal services for such transportation only upon a determination of the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary, that private industry is unable or unwilling to provide such transportation services at reasonable cost.

¹ So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.

42 U.S.C. § 10157

Pub. L. 97-425, title I, §137, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2241.

Commission

The term "Commission" means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.

spent nuclear fuel

The term "spent nuclear fuel" means fuel that has been withdrawn from a nuclear reactor following irradiation, the constituent elements of which have not been separated by reprocessing.