10 CFR § 765.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s765.1"
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title: "10 CFR § 765.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "765.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "765"
part_name: "REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF REMEDIAL ACTION AT ACTIVE URANIUM AND THORIUM PROCESSING SITES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2296a"
regulatory_source: "59 FR 26726, May 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "765"
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# 765.1 Purpose.

The provisions of this part establish regulatory requirements governing reimbursement for certain costs of remedial action at active uranium or thorium processing sites as specified by Subtitle A of Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. These regulations are authorized by section 1002 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2296a-1), which requires the Secretary to issue regulations governing the reimbursements.