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10 U.S.C. § 6211

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Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site
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Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STA/PTVI/SPTB/CH604
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, if the Secretary determines that the acceleration of such schedule—(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal Government; and (2) could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-level nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site. (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.) Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2631 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

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