50 USC 2544 - Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling facilities

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§ 2541. Tritium production program
§ 2542. Tritium recycling
§ 2543. Repealed.
§ 2544. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling facilities
§ 2545. Repealed.

§ 2541. Tritium production program

(a) Establishment of program

(b) Location of tritium production facility

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4231, formerly Pub. L. 104–106, div. C, title XXXI, § 3133, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 618; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4231, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(16), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1761; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(h), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(11)(A), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1075.)

§ 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.)

§ 2543. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(c)(11)(B), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1075

§ 2544. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling facilities

The Secretary of Energy shall carry out activities at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, to—

(1) modernize and consolidate the facilities for recycling tritium from weapons; and

(2) provide a modern tritium extraction facility so as to ensure that such facilities have a capacity to recycle tritium from weapons that is adequate to meet the requirements for tritium for weapons specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4234, formerly Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, § 3134, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2830; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLII, § 4234, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(19), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1762; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(i), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2182.)

§ 2545. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(a)(1)(A)(ii), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3060