42 USC § 2021i - Licensing review and approval

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s2021i"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 2021i - Licensing review and approval"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2021i"
section_name: "Licensing review and approval"
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: "(Pub. L. 96–573, § 9, as added Pub. L. 99–240, title I, § 102, Jan. 15, 1986, 99 Stat. 1859.)"
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# 1 Licensing review and approval

So in original. Probably should be “States”.

In order to ensure the timely development of new low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or, as appropriate, agreement States, shall consider an application for a disposal facility license in accordance with the laws applicable to such application, except that the Commission and the agreement state [^1] shall—

**(1)** not later than 12 months after January 15, 1986, establish procedures and develop the technical capability for processing applications for such licenses;

**(2)** to the extent practicable, complete all activities associated with the review and processing of any application for such a license (except for public hearings) no later than 15 months after the date of receipt of such application; and

**(3)** to the extent practicable, consolidate all required technical and environmental reviews and public hearings.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–573, § 9, as added Pub. L. 99–240, title I, § 102, Jan. 15, 1986, 99 Stat. 1859.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.