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42 U.S.C. 2062: Irradiation of materialsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 23-DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
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§2062. Irradiation of materials

The Commission and persons lawfully producing or utilizing special nuclear material are authorized to expose materials of any kind to the radiation incident to the processes of producing or utilizing special nuclear material.

( Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 , title I, § 42, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1 , 68 Stat. 929 ; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8) , Oct. 24, 1992 , 106 Stat. 2944 .)

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in section 4 of act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, 60 Stat. 759, which was classified to section 1804 of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.