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42 U.S.C. § 2012 — Congressional findings
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The Congress of the United States makes the following findings concerning the development, use, and control of atomic energy:
**(a)** The development, utilization, and control of atomic energy for military and for all other purposes are vital to the common defense and security.
**(b)** Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 1, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 602.
**(c)** The processing and utilization of source, byproduct, and special nuclear material affect interstate and foreign commerce and must be regulated in the national interest.
**(d)** The processing and utilization of source, byproduct, and special nuclear material must be regulated in the national interest and in order to provide for the common defense and security and to protect the health and safety of the public.
**(e)** Source and special nuclear material, production facilities, and utilization facilities are affected with the public interest, and regulation by the United States of the production and utilization of atomic energy and of the facilities used in connection therewith is necessary in the national interest to assure the common defense and security and to protect the health and safety of the public.
**(f)** The necessity for protection against possible interstate damage occurring from the operation of facilities for the production or utilization of source or special nuclear material places the operation of those facilities in interstate commerce for the purposes of this chapter.
**(g)** Funds of the United States may be provided for the development and use of atomic energy under conditions which will provide for the common defense and security and promote the general welfare.
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 2, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 602.
**(i)** In order to protect the public and to encourage the deve
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The Congress of the United States makes the following findings concerning the development, use, and control of atomic energy:
**(a)** The development, utilization, and control of atomic energy for military and for all other purposes are vital to the common defense and security.
**(b)** Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 1, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 602.
**(c)** The processing and utilization of source, byproduct, and special nuclear material affect interstate and foreign commerce and must be regulated in the national interest.
**(d)** The processing and utilization of source, byproduct, and special nuclear material must be regulated in the national interest and in order to provide for the common defense and security and to protect the health and safety of the public.
**(e)** Source and special nuclear material, production facilities, and utilization facilities are affected with the public interest, and regulation by the United States of the production and utilization of atomic energy and of the facilities used in connection therewith is necessary in the national interest to assure the common defense and security and to protect the health and safety of the public.
**(f)** The necessity for protection against possible interstate damage occurring from the operation of facilities for the production or utilization of source or special nuclear material places the operation of those facilities in interstate commerce for the purposes of this chapter.
**(g)** Funds of the United States may be provided for the development and use of atomic energy under conditions which will provide for the common defense and security and promote the general welfare.
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 2, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 602.
**(i)** In order to protect the public and to encourage the development of the atomic energy industry, in the interest of the general welfare and of the common defense and security, the United States may make funds available for a portion of the damages suffered by the public from nuclear incidents, and may limit the liability of those persons liable for such losses.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 52, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 929, related to Government ownership of all special nuclear material and provided for compensation of private owners of such material.
#### Extinguishment of Rights, Title and Interest in Special Nuclear Material
Pub. L. 88–489, § 4, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 603, provided in part that: “All rights, title, and interest in and to any special nuclear material vested in the United States solely by virtue of the provisions of the first sentence of such section 52 [this section], and not by any other transaction authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [this chapter], or other applicable law, are hereby extinguished.”
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Atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful as well as military purposes. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that—
**(a)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to make the maximum contribution to the general welfare, subject at all times to the paramount objective of making the maximum contribution to the common defense and security; and
**(b)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to promote world peace, improve the general welfare, increase the standard of living, and strengthen free competition in private enterprise.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 2012
the ‘Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amend-
ments of 2000’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3101, Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat.
1321–335, provided that: ‘‘This subchapter [subch. A
(§§ 3101–3117) of ch. 1 of title III of Pub. L. 104–134, enact-
ing sections 2297h to 2297h–13 of this title, amending
sections 2014, 2239, 2243, 2282, 2296b–7, 2297f, and 2297f–1 of
this title and section 9101 of Title 31, Money and Fi-
nance, repealing sections 2297 to 2297e–7 of this title,
and enacting provisions set out as notes under section
2297 of this title and section 9101 of Title 31] may be
cited as the ‘USEC Privatization Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 100–408, § 1, Aug. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1066, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 2282a of this
title, amending sections 2014, 2210, and 2273 of this title,
and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
2014 and 2210 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Price-
Anderson Amendments Act of 1988’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1964 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 88–489, § 21, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 607, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [amending sections 2012, 2013, 2073 to
2078, 2135, 2153, 2201, 2221, 2233, and 2234 of this title, re-
pealing section 2072 of this title, and enacting provi-
sions set out as notes under sections 2012 and 2072 of
this title] may be cited as the ‘Private Ownership of
Special Nuclear Materials Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 1958 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 85–846, § 1, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 1084, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting sections 2291 to 2296 of this
title] may be cited as the ‘EURATOM Cooperation Act
of 1958’.’’
SHORT TITLE
Act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 291, as added by act
Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1
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