---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 10202"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "10202"
heading: "Research on alternatives for permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/10202"
units:
  - "Chapter 108 — Nuclear Waste Policy"
  - "Subchapter II — Research, Development, and Demonstration Regarding Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel"
---

# §10202. Research on alternatives for permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste


The [Secretary](/usc/42/10101.md?p=20) shall continue and accelerate a program of research, development, and investigation of alternative means and technologies for the permanent [disposal](/usc/42/10101.md?p=9) of [high-level radioactive waste](/usc/42/10101.md?p=12) from [civilian nuclear activities](/usc/42/10101.md?p=5) and Federal research and development activities except that funding shall be made from amounts appropriated to the [Secretary](/usc/42/10101.md?p=20) for purposes of carrying out this section. Such program shall include examination of various waste [disposal](/usc/42/10101.md?p=9) options.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 97–425, title II, § 222, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2254.)