Uranium purchases
To the maximum extent permitted by sound business practice, the Corporation shall purchase uranium in accordance with subsection (b) and overfeed it into the enrichment process to reduce the amount of power required to produce the enriched uranium ordered by enrichment services customers, taking into account costs associated with depleted tailings.
Use of domestic uranium
section 3501(4) of title 19section 4502 of title 19Uranium purchased by the Corporation for purposes of this section shall be of domestic origin and purchased from domestic uranium producers to the extent permitted under the multilateral trade agreements (as defined in ) and the USMCA (as defined in ).
Pub. L. 102–486, title X, § 1011106 Stat. 2948 Pub. L. 106–36, title I, § 1002(g)(1)113 Stat. 133 Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title VI, § 602(e)134 Stat. 2153 (, , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–260section 4502 of title 192020—Subsec. (b). substituted “USMCA (as defined in )” for “North American Free Trade Agreement”.
Pub. L. 106–36section 3501(4) of title 191999—Subsec. (b). substituted “multilateral trade agreements (as defined in ) and the North American Free Trade Agreement” for “General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2020 Amendment
Pub. L. 116–260section 602(g) of div. O of Pub. L. 116–260section 2578b of Title 19Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Customs Duties.