10 USC Subtitle A, PART VI, Subpart B, CHAPTER 604, SUBCHAPTER IV: SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA

From Title 10—ARMED FORCESSubtitle A—General Military LawPART VI—ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERSSubpart B—Atomic Energy DefenseCHAPTER 604—DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS

SUBCHAPTER IV—SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA

Sec.

6211.

Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site.

6212.

Multi-year plan for clean-up.

6213.

Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy nuclear materials.

Editorial Notes

Codification

Subchapter analysis added pursuant to operation of section 102 of this title.

§6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site

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 Provisions

Provisions 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).

§6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up

The Secretary of Energy shall develop and implement a multi-year plan for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site that results, or has resulted, from the following:

(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site.

(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and disposal of Department of Energy domestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel rods at the site.

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, §3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2632 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, §3111(b)(1).

§6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy nuclear materials

The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and maintain a high state of readiness at the H–canyon facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, and shall provide technical staff necessary to operate and so maintain such facility.

(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, §3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1401.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2633 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, §3111(b)(1).