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[CITE: 42USC2297h-11]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
            Division B--United States Enrichment Corporation
 
   SUBCHAPTER VIII--UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PRIVATIZATION
 
Sec. 2297h-11. Low-level waste


(a) Responsibility of DOE

    (1) The Secretary, at the request of the generator, shall accept for 
disposal low-level radioactive waste, including depleted uranium if it 
were ultimately determined to be low-level radioactive waste, generated 
by--
        (A) the Corporation as a result of the operations of the gaseous 
    diffusion plants or as a result of the treatment of such wastes at a 
    location other than the gaseous diffusion plants, or
        (B) any person licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to 
    operate a uranium enrichment facility under sections 2073, 2093, and 
    2243 of this title.

    (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the generator shall 
reimburse the Secretary for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste 
pursuant to paragraph (1) in an amount equal to the Secretary's costs, 
including a pro rata share of any capital costs, but in no event more 
than an amount equal to that which would be charged by commercial, 
State, regional, or interstate compact entities for disposal of such 
waste.
    (3) In the event depleted uranium were ultimately determined to be 
low-level radioactive waste, the generator shall reimburse the Secretary 
for the disposal of depleted uranium pursuant to paragraph (1) in an 
amount equal to the Secretary's costs, including a pro rata share of any 
capital costs.

(b) Agreements with other persons

    The generator may also enter into agreements for the disposal of 
low-level radioactive waste subject to subsection (a) of this section 
with any person other than the Secretary that is authorized by 
applicable laws and regulations to dispose of such wastes.

(c) State or interstate compacts

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State or interstate 
compact shall be liable for the treatment, storage, or disposal of any 
low-level radioactive waste (including mixed waste) attributable to the 
operation, decontamination, and decommissioning of any uranium 
enrichment facility.

(Pub. L. 104-134, title III, Sec. 3113, Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321-
347.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the USEC Privatization Act and also 
as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act 
of 1996, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which 
comprises this chapter.
