§ 6141 - Tritium production program

CHAPTER 602— NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS › SUBCHAPTER II— TRITIUM

(a) The Secretary of Energy shall establish a tritium production program that is capable of meeting the tritium requirements of the United States for nuclear weapons.

(b) The Secretary shall locate any new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.

(c) The Secretary may perform in-reactor tests of tritium target rods as part of the activities carried out under the commercial light water reactor program.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6141 was renumbered section 8261 of this title.

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2541 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).