42 USC § 10143 - Title to material

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s10143"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 10143 - Title to material"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "10143"
section_name: "Title to material"
chapter_number: 108
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Repositories for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–425, title I, § 123, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2229.)"
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# § 10143. Title to material

Delivery, and acceptance by the Secretary, of any high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel for a repository constructed under this part shall constitute a transfer to the Secretary of title to such waste or spent fuel.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–425, title I, § 123, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2229.)