2012 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 42 - ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS (§§ 2501 - 2822)
Subchapter II - NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS (§§ 2521 - 2545)
Part B - Tritium (§§ 2541 - 2545)
Section 2542 - Tritium recycling

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 42 - ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER II - NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS
Part B - Tritium
Sec. 2542 - Tritium recycling
Containssection 2542
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLII, §4232, formerly Pub. L. 104-106, div. C, title XXXI, §3136, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 620; renumbered Pub. L. 107-314, div. D, title XLII, §4232, by Pub. L. 108-136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(e)(17), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1761.
Statutes at Large References110 Stat. 620
117 Stat. 1761
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 104-106, Public Law 107-314, Public Law 108-136

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Tritium - 50 U.S.C. § 2542 (2012)
§2542. Tritium recycling (a) In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), the following activities shall be carried out at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina:

(1) All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium refitting.

(2) All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out at the Mound Plant, Ohio.

(b) Exception

The following activities may be carried out at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:

(1) Research on tritium.

(2) Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial confinement fusion program.

(3) Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah River Site regarding the weapons surveillance program.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, §4232, formerly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, §3136, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 620; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, §4232, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(e)(17), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1761.)

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