10 USC § 6141 - Tritium production program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s6141"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 6141 - Tritium production program"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "6141"
section_name: "Tritium production program"
chapter_number: 602
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "TRITIUM"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1372.)"
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# § 6141. Tritium production program

**(a)** **Establishment of Program.—** 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)** **Location of Tritium Production Facility.—** The Secretary shall locate any new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.

**(c)** **In-reactor Tests.—** 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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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1372.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6141 was renumbered .

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , War and National Defense, prior to repeal by .