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US CodeTitle 42Chapter 23

Chapter 23

DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY

Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare

236 sections

Sections

§ 2011

Congressional declaration of policy

Short

§ 2012

Repealed

Congressional findings

Medium

§ 2013

Purpose of chapter

Short
Showing 200 of 236 sections

§ 2014

Definitions

Very long

§ 2015

Transfer of property

Very short

§ 2015a

Cold standby

Very short

§ 2015b

Scholarship and fellowship program

Medium

§ 2015c

Partnership program with institutions of higher education

Short

§ 2017

Authorization of appropriations

Short

§ 2018

Agency jurisdiction

Very short

§ 2019

Applicability of Federal Power Act

Very short

§ 2020

Licensing of Government agencies

Very short

§ 2021

Cooperation with States

Long

§ 2021a

Storage or disposal facility planning

Short

§ 2021b

Definitions

Medium

§ 2021c

Responsibilities for disposal of low-level radioactive waste

Medium

§ 2021d

Regional compacts for disposal of low-level radioactive waste

Medium

§ 2021e

Limited availability of certain regional disposal facilities during transition and licensing periods

Very long

§ 2021f

Emergency access

Long

§ 2021g

Responsibilities of Department of Energy

Short

§ 2021h

Alternative disposal methods

Short

§ 2021i

Licensing review and approval

Short

§ 2021j

Radioactive waste below regulatory concern

Short

§ 2022

Health and environmental standards for uranium mill tailings

Long

§ 2023

State authority to regulate radiation below level of regulatory concern of Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Short

§ 2033

Principal office

Very short

§ 2034

General Manager, Deputy and Assistant General Managers

Short

§ 2035

Divisions, offices, and positions

Medium

§ 2038

Appointment of Army, Navy, or Air Force officer as Assistant General Manager for Military Application; Chairman of Military Liaison Committee; compensation

Short

§ 2039

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; composition; tenure; duties; compensation

Short

§ 2040

Fellowship program of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; selection of fellowships

Very short

§ 2051

Research and development assistance

Medium

§ 2052

Research by Commission

Very short

§ 2053

Research for others; charges

Short

§ 2061

Production facilities

Medium

§ 2062

Irradiation of materials

Very short

§ 2063

Acquisition of production facilities

Short

§ 2064

Disposition of energy; regulation on sale

Short

§ 2065

Improving the reliability of domestic medical isotope supply

Long

§ 2071

Determination of other material as special nuclear material; Presidential assent; effective date

Short

§ 2073

Repealed

Domestic distribution of special nuclear material

Long

§ 2074

Foreign distribution of special nuclear material

Long

§ 2075

Acquisition of special nuclear material; payments; just compensation

Short

§ 2076

Guaranteed purchase prices

Short

§ 2077

Unauthorized dealings in special nuclear material

Long

§ 2077a

Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology

Long

§ 2078

Congressional review of guaranteed purchase price, guaranteed purchase price period, and criteria for waiver of charges

Short

§ 2091

Determination of source material

Short

§ 2092

License requirements for transfers

Very short

§ 2093

Domestic distribution of source material

Short

§ 2094

Foreign distribution of source material

Short

§ 2095

Reports

Short

§ 2096

Acquisition of source material; payments

Short

§ 2097

Operations on lands belonging to United States

Short

§ 2098

Public and acquired lands

Medium

§ 2099

Prohibitions against issuance of license

Very short

§ 2111

Domestic distribution

Medium

§ 2112

Foreign distribution of byproduct material

Short

§ 2113

Ownership and custody of certain byproduct material and disposal sites

Long

§ 2114

Authorities of Commission respecting certain byproduct material

Medium

§ 2121

Authority of Commission

Medium

§ 2122

Prohibitions governing atomic weapons

Short

§ 2131

License required

Very short

§ 2132

Utilization and production facilities for industrial or commercial purposes

Short

§ 2133

Commercial licenses

Medium

§ 2134

Medical, industrial, and commercial licenses

Medium

§ 2135

Antitrust provisions governing licenses

Long

§ 2136

Classes of facilities

Very short

§ 2137

Operators’ licenses

Short

§ 2138

Suspension of licenses during war or national emergency

Short

§ 2139

Component and other parts of facilities

Medium

§ 2139a

Regulations implementing requirements relating to licensing for components and other parts of facilities

Short

§ 2140

Exclusions from license requirement

Short

§ 2141

Licensing by Nuclear Regulatory Commission of distribution of special nuclear material, source material, and byproduct material by Department of Energy

Short

§ 2142

Domestic medical isotope production

Short

§ 2151

Effect of international arrangements

Very short

§ 2152

Policies contained in international arrangements

Very short

§ 2153

Cooperation with other nations

Long

§ 2153a

Approval for enrichment after export of source or special nuclear material; export of major critical components of enrichment facilities

Short

§ 2153b

Export policies relating to peaceful nuclear activities and international nuclear trade

Medium

§ 2153c

Renegotiation of agreements for cooperation

Medium

§ 2153d

Authority to continue agreements for cooperation entered into prior to

Very short

§ 2153e

Protection of environment

Very short

§ 2153e–1

Effectiveness of rule, regulation, or procedure with regard to exports subject to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978

Short

§ 2153f

Savings clause; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978

Short

§ 2154

International atomic pool

Very short

§ 2155

Export licensing procedures

Long

§ 2155a

Regulations establishing Commission procedures covering grant, suspension, revocation, or amendment of nuclear export licenses or exemptions

Short

§ 2155b

International nuclear export and innovation activities

Medium

§ 2156

Criteria governing United States nuclear exports

Medium

§ 2156a

Regulations establishing levels of physical security to protect facilities and material

Short

§ 2157

Additional export criterion and procedures

Medium

§ 2158

Conduct resulting in termination of nuclear exports

Medium

§ 2159

Congressional review procedures

Long

§ 2160

Subsequent arrangements

Very long

§ 2160a

Review of Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statements

Very short

§ 2160b

Authority to suspend nuclear cooperation with nations which have not ratified the Convention on the Physical Security of Nuclear Material

Very short

§ 2160c

Consultation with Department of Defense concerning certain exports and subsequent arrangements

Short

§ 2160d

Further restrictions on exports

Long

§ 2160e

Congressional review and oversight of agreements with Iran

Very long

§ 2161

Policy of Commission

Short

§ 2162

Classification and declassification of Restricted Data

Medium

§ 2163

Access to Restricted Data

Short

§ 2164

International cooperation

Medium

§ 2165

Security restrictions

Long

§ 2166

Applicability of other laws

Very short

§ 2167

Safeguards information

Medium

§ 2168

Dissemination of unclassified information

Medium

§ 2169

Fingerprinting for criminal history record checks

Medium

§ 2181

Inventions relating to atomic weapons, and filing of reports

Medium

§ 2182

Inventions conceived during Commission contracts; ownership; waiver; hearings

Medium

§ 2183

Nonmilitary utilization

Medium

§ 2184

Injunctions; measure of damages

Short

§ 2185

Prior art

Very short

§ 2186

Commission patent licenses

Very short

§ 2187

Compensation, awards, and royalties

Medium

§ 2188

Monopolistic use of patents

Short

§ 2189

Federally financed research

Very short

§ 2190

Saving clause for prior patent applications

Short

§ 2201

Repealed

General duties of Commission

Very long

§ 2201a

Use of firearms by security personnel

Medium

§ 2201b

Commission workforce

Long

§ 2202

Contracts

Very short

§ 2203

Advisory committees

Short

§ 2204

Electric utility contracts; authority to enter into; cancellation; submission to Energy Committees

Medium

§ 2204a

Fission product contracts

Short

§ 2205

Contract practices

Short

§ 2206

Comptroller General audit

Short

§ 2207

Claim settlements; reports to Congress

Short

§ 2208

Payments in lieu of taxes

Short

§ 2209

Subsidies

Very short

§ 2210

Indemnification and limitation of liability

Very long

§ 2210a

Conflicts of interest relating to contracts and other arrangements

Medium

§ 2210b

Uranium supply

Long

§ 2210c

Elimination of pension offset for certain rehired Federal retirees

Short

§ 2210d

Security evaluations

Short

§ 2210e

Design basis threat rulemaking

Short

§ 2210f

Recruitment tools

Very short

§ 2210g

Expenses authorized to be paid by the Commission

Short

§ 2210h

Radiation source protection

Long

§ 2210i

Secure transfer of nuclear materials

Short

§ 2211

Payment of claims or judgments for damage resulting from nuclear incident involving nuclear reactor of United States warship; exception; terms and conditions

Short

§ 2215

Nuclear Regulatory Commission user fees and annual charges for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter

Long

§ 2221

Just compensation for requisitioned property

Short

§ 2222

Condemnation of real property

Very short

§ 2223

Patent application disclosures

Short

§ 2224

Attorney General approval of title

Very short

§ 2231

Applicability of administrative procedure provisions; definitions

Short

§ 2232

License applications

Medium

§ 2233

Repealed

Terms of licenses

Short

§ 2234

Inalienability of licenses

Short

§ 2235

Construction permits and operating licenses

Medium

§ 2236

Revocation of licenses

Short

§ 2237

Modification of license

Very short

§ 2238

Continued operation of facilities

Short

§ 2239

Hearings and judicial review

Long

§ 2240

Licensee incident reports as evidence

Very short

§ 2241

Atomic safety and licensing boards; establishment; membership; functions; compensation

Short

§ 2242

Temporary operating license

Long

§ 2243

Licensing of uranium enrichment facilities

Medium

§ 2258

Joint Committee on Atomic Energy abolished

Short

§ 2259

Information and assistance to Congressional committees

Medium

§ 2271

General provisions

Short

§ 2272

Violation of specific sections

Short

§ 2273

Violation of sections

Medium

§ 2274

Communication of Restricted Data

Short

§ 2275

Receipt of Restricted Data

Very short

§ 2276

Tampering with Restricted Data

Short

§ 2277

Disclosure of Restricted Data

Short

§ 2278

Statute of limitations

Very short

§ 2278a

Trespass on Commission installations

Short

§ 2278b

Photographing, etc., of Commission installations; penalty

Short

§ 2279

Applicability of other laws

Very short

§ 2280

Injunction proceedings

Short

§ 2281

Contempt proceedings

Short

§ 2282

Civil penalties

Medium

§ 2282a

Civil monetary penalties for violation of Department of Energy safety and whistleblower regulations

Long

§ 2282b

Civil monetary penalties for violations of Department of Energy regulations regarding security of classified or sensitive information or data

Short

§ 2282c

Worker health and safety rules for Department of Energy nuclear facilities

Medium

§ 2283

Protection of nuclear inspectors

Short

§ 2284

Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel

Short

§ 2286

Establishment

Long

§ 2286a

Mission and functions of Board

Medium

§ 2286b

Powers of Board

Long

§ 2286c

Responsibilities of Secretary of Energy

Medium

§ 2286d

Board recommendations

Long

§ 2286e

Reports

Short

§ 2286f

Judicial review

Very short

§ 2286g

“Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” defined

Short

§ 2286h

Contract authority subject to appropriations

Very short

§ 2286h–1

Transmittal of certain information to Congress

Short

§ 2286i

Annual authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 2286j

Procurement of inspector general services

Very short

§ 2286k

Inspector General

Short

§ 2286l

Authority of Inspector General

Very short

§ 2291

Definitions

Short

§ 2292

Authorization of appropriations for research and development program; authority to enter into contracts; period of contracts; equivalent amounts for research and development program

Short

§ 2294

Authorization for sale or lease of uranium and plutonium; amounts; lien for nonpayment; uranium enrichment services

Short

§ 2295

Acquisition of nuclear materials

Medium

§ 2296

Nonliability of United States; indemnification

Short