2018 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Chapter 42 - Atomic Energy Defense Provisions
Subchapter II - Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Matters
Part B - Tritium
Sec. 2545 - Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements
| 50 U.S.C. § 2545 (2018) |
| §2545. Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements |
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(a) Production of new tritium
The Secretary of Energy shall produce new tritium to meet the requirements of the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum at the Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar or Sequoyah nuclear power plants consistent with the Secretary's December 22, 1998, decision document designating the Secretary's preferred tritium production technology. (b) SupportTo support the method of tritium production set forth in subsection (a), the Secretary shall design and construct a new tritium extraction facility in the H-Area of the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. (c) Design and engineering developmentThe Secretary shall— (1) complete preliminary design and engineering development of the Accelerator Production of Tritium technology design as a backup source of tritium to the source set forth in subsection (a) and consistent with the Secretary's December 22, 1998, decision document; and (2) make available those funds necessary to complete engineering development and demonstration, preliminary design, and detailed design of key elements of the system consistent with the Secretary's decision document of December 22, 1998. |
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(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, §4235, formerly Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, §3134, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 927; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, §4235, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, §3141(e)(20), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1762.) |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
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| Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 42 - ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS SUBCHAPTER II - NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS Part B - Tritium Sec. 2545 - Procedures for meeting tritium production requirements |
| section 2545 |
| 2018 |
| January 14, 2019 |
| No |
| standard |
| 113 Stat. 927 117 Stat. 1762 |
| Public Law 106-65, Public Law 107-314, Public Law 108-136 |
