SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

§2297. Definitions

For purposes of this division:

(1) The term "alternative technologies for uranium enrichment" means technologies to enrich uranium by methods other than the gaseous diffusion process.

(2) The term "AVLIS" means atomic vapor laser isotope separation technology.

(3) The term "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation established under section 2297b–3 of this title.

(4) The term "Corporation" means the United States Enrichment Corporation.

(5) The term "corrective actions" has the meaning given such term by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 6924(u) of this title.

(6) The term "decontamination and decommissioning" means those activities, other than response actions or corrective actions, undertaken to decontaminate and decommission inactive uranium enrichment facilities that have residual radioactive or mixed radioactive and hazardous chemical contamination, including depleted tailings.

(7) The term "Department" means the Department of Energy.

(8) The term "highly enriched uranium" means uranium enriched to 20 percent or more of the uranium-235 isotope.

(9) The term "low-enriched uranium" means uranium enriched to less than 20 percent of the uranium-235 isotope.

(10) The term "releases" has the meaning given the term "release" in section 9601(22) of this title.

(11) The term "remedial action" has the meaning given such term in section 9601(24) of this title.

(12) The term "response actions" has the meaning given the term "response" in section 9601(25) of this title.

(13) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.

(14) The term "uranium enrichment" means the separation of uranium of a given isotopic content into 2 components, 1 having a higher percentage of a fissile isotope and 1 having a lower percentage.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, §1201, as added Oct. 24, 1992, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, §901, 106 Stat. 2923.)

Severability

Section 904 of title IX of Pub. L. 102–486 provided that: "If any provision of this title [see Tables for classification], or the amendments made by this title, or the application of any provision to any entity, person, or circumstance, is for any reason adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remainder of this title, and the amendments made by this title, or its application shall not be affected."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2201 of this title.

§2297a. Purposes

The Corporation is created for the following purposes:

(1) To operate as a business enterprise on a profitable and efficient basis.

(2) To maximize the long-term value of the Corporation to the Treasury of the United States.

(3) To lease Department uranium enrichment facilities, as needed.

(4) To acquire uranium for uranium enrichment, low-enriched uranium for resale, and highly enriched uranium for conversion into low-enriched uranium, as needed.

(5) To market and sell its enriched uranium and uranium enrichment and related services to—

(A) the Department for governmental purposes; and

(B) domestic and foreign persons, as provided in section 2297b–2(6) of this title.

(6) To conduct research and development as required to meet business objectives for the purposes of identifying, evaluating, improving, and testing alternative technologies for uranium enrichment.

(7) To conduct the business as a self-financing corporation and eliminate the need for Federal Government appropriations or sources of Federal financing other than those provided in this division.

(8) To help maintain a reliable and economical domestic source of uranium enrichment services.

(9) To comply with laws, and regulations promulgated thereunder, to protect the public health, safety, and the environment.

(10) To continue at all times to meet the objectives of ensuring the Nation's common defense and security, including abiding by United States laws and policies concerning special nuclear materials and nonproliferation of atomic weapons and other nonpeaceful uses of atomic energy.

(11) To take all other lawful actions in furtherance of these purposes.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title II, §1202, as added Oct. 24, 1992, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, §901, 106 Stat. 2924.)

SUBCHAPTER II—ESTABLISHMENT,

POWERS, AND ORGANIZATION

OF CORPORATION