42 USC § 2015a - Cold standby

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s2015a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 2015a - Cold standby"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2015a"
section_name: "Cold standby"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 242, as added Pub. L. 107–222, § 1(d)(1), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1336.)"
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# § 2015a. Cold standby

The Secretary is authorized to expend such funds as may be necessary for the purposes of maintaining enrichment capability at the Portsmouth, Ohio, facility.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 242, as added Pub. L. 107–222, § 1(d)(1), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1336.)