Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 10191: Purpose
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to provide direction to the Secretary with respect to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a deep geologic test and evaluation facility; and to provide for a focused and integrated high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel research and development program, including the development of a test and evaluation facility to carry out research and provide an integrated demonstration of the technology for deep geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and the development of the facilities to demonstrate dry storage of spent nuclear fuel; and to provide for an improved cooperative role between the Federal Government and States, affected Indian tribes, and units of general local government in the siting of a test and evaluation facility.
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