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42 U.S.C. § 10157 — Disposal of spent nuclear fuel

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42 U.S.C. § 10157 — Disposal of spent nuclear fuel

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, any repository constructed on a site approved under this part shall be designed and constructed to permit the retrieval of any spent nuclear fuel placed in such repository, during an appropriate period of operation of the facility, for any reason pertaining to the public health and safety, or the environment, or for the purpose of permitting the recovery of the economically valuable contents of such spent fuel. The Secretary shall specify the appropriate period of retrievability with respect to any repository at the time of design of such repository, and such aspect of such repository shall be subject to approval or disapproval by the Commission as part of the construction authorization process under subsections (b) through (d) of [section 10134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10134&num=0&edition=prelim).

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, any repository constructed on a site approved under this part shall be designed and constructed to permit the retrieval of any spent nuclear fuel placed in such repository, during an appropriate period of operation of the facility, for any reason pertaining to the public health and safety, or the environment, or for the purpose of permitting the recovery of the economically valuable contents of such spent fuel. The Secretary shall specify the appropriate period of retrievability with respect to any repository at the time of design of such repository, and such aspect of such repository shall be subject to approval or disapproval by the Commission as part of the construction authorization process under subsections (b) through (d) of [section 10134 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10134&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 10134 — Ocean disposal

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ([33 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).

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42 U.S.C. § 10169 — Interim Storage Fund

**(a) Contracts** (1) During the period following January 7, 1983, but not later than January 1, 1990, the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts with persons who generate or own spent nuclear fuel resulting from civilian nuclear activities for the storage of such spent nuclear fuel in any storage capacity provided under this part: Provided, however, That the Secretary shall not enter into contracts for spent nuclear fuel in amounts in excess of the available storage capacity specified in [section 10155(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10155/a&num=0&edition=prelim). Those contracts shall provide that the Federal Government will (1) take title at the civilian nuclear power reactor site, to such amounts of spent nuclear fuel from the civilian nuclear power reactor as the Commission determines cannot be stored onsite, (2) transport the spent nuclear fuel to a federally owned and operated interim away-from-reactor storage facility, and (3) store such fuel in the facility pending further processing, storage, or disposal. Each such contract shall (A) provide for payment to the Secretary of fees determined in accordance with the provisions of this section; and (B) specify the amount of storage capacity to be provided for the person involved. (2) The Secretary shall undertake a study and, not later than 180 days after January 7, 1983, submit to the Congress a report, establishing payment charges that shall be calculated on an annual basis, commencing on or before January 1, 1984. Such payment charges and the calculation thereof shall be published in the Federal Register, and shall become effective not less than 30 days after publication. Each payment charge published in the Federal Register under this parag

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42 U.S.C. § 10157 — Transportation

Page 8000 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 10157 2 See References in Text note below. 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. ough existing in the State of Alaska on January 7, 1983, and any other unit of government below the State level which is a unit of general gov- ernment as determined by the Secretary. (f) Administration of Storage Fund (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall hold the Storage Fund and, after consultation with the Secretary, annually report to the Congress on the financial condition and operations of the Storage Fund during the preceding fiscal year. (2) The Secretary shall submit the budget of the Storage Fund to the Office of Management and Budget triennially along with the budget of the Department of Energy submitted at such time in accordance with chapter 11 of title 31. The budget of the Storage Fund shall consist of estimates made by the Secretary of expendi- tures from the Storage Fund and other relevant financial matters for the succeeding 3 fiscal years, and shall be included in the Budget of the United States Government. The Secretary may make expenditures from the Storage Fund, sub- ject to appropriations which shall remain avail- able until expended. Appropriations shall be sub- ject to triennial authorization. (3) If the Secretary determines that the Stor- age Fund contains at any time amounts in ex- cess of current needs, the Secretary may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such amounts, or any portion of such amounts as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, in obli- gations of the United States— (A) having maturities determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be appropriate to the needs of the Storage Fund; and (B) bearing interest at rates determined to be approp

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