---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 2210b"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "2210b"
heading: "Uranium supply"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/2210b"
units:
  - "Chapter 23 — Development and Control of Atomic Energy"
  - "Division A — Atomic Energy"
  - "Subchapter XIII — General Authority of Commission"
---

# §2210b. Uranium supply

- (a) **Assessment of domestic uranium industry viability; monitoring and reporting requirements; criteria; implementation by rules and regulations—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy shall monitor and for the years 1983 to 1992 report annually to the Congress and to the President a determination of the viability of the domestic uranium mining and milling industry and shall establish by rule, after public notice and in accordance with the requirements of [section 2231 of this title](/usc/42/2231.md), within 9 months of January 4, 1983, specific criteria which shall be assessed in the annual reports on the domestic uranium industry’s viability. The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy is authorized to issue regulations providing for the collection of such information as the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy deems necessary to carry out the monitoring and reporting requirements of this section.
- (b) **Disclosure of information—** Upon a satisfactory showing to the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy by any [person](/usc/42/2014.md?p=s) that any information, or portion thereof obtained under this section, would, if made public, divulge proprietary information of such [person](/usc/42/2014.md?p=s), the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall not disclose such information and disclosure thereof shall be punishable under [section 1905 of title 18](/usc/18/1905.md).
- (c) **Criteria for monitoring and reporting requirements—** The criteria referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) shall also include, but not be limited to—
  - (1) an assessment of whether executed contracts or options for [source material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=z) or [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa) will result in greater than 37½ percent of actual or projected domestic uranium requirements for any two-consecutive-year period being supplied by [source material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=z) or [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa) from foreign sources;
  - (2) projections of uranium requirements and inventories of domestic utilities for a 10 year period;
  - (3) present and probable future use of the domestic market by foreign imports;
  - (4) whether domestic economic reserves can supply all future needs for a future 10 year period;
  - (5) present and projected domestic uranium exploration expenditures and plans;
  - (6) present and projected employment and capital investment in the uranium industry;
  - (7) the level of domestic uranium production capacity sufficient to meet projected domestic nuclear power needs for a 10 year period; and
  - (8) a projection of domestic uranium production and uranium price levels which will be in effect under various assumptions with respect to imports.
- (d) **Excessive imports; investigation by United States International Trade Commission—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) or[^1] Energy, at any time, may determine on the basis of the monitoring and annual reports required under this section that [source material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=z) or [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa) from foreign sources is being imported in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or threat thereof, to the [United States](/usc/42/2014.md?p=bb) uranium mining and milling industry. Based on that determination, the [United States](/usc/42/2014.md?p=bb) Trade Representative shall request that the [United States](/usc/42/2014.md?p=bb) International Trade [Commission](/usc/42/2014.md?p=f) initiate an investigation under section 2251[^2] of title 19.
- (e) **Excessive imports for contracts or options as threatening national security; investigation by Secretary of Commerce; recommendation for further investigation—**
  - (1) If, during the period 1982 to 1992, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy determines that executed contracts or options for [source material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=z) or [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa) from foreign sources for use in [utilization facilities](/usc/42/2014.md?p=cc) within or under the jurisdiction of the [United States](/usc/42/2014.md?p=bb) represent greater than 37½ percent of actual or projected domestic uranium requirements for any two-consecutive-year period, or if the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy determines the level of contracts or options involving [source material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=z) and [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa) from foreign sources may threaten to impair the national security, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy shall request the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Commerce to initiate under [section 1862 of title 19](/usc/19/1862.md) an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of [source material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=z) and [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa). The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy shall cooperate fully with the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Commerce in carrying out such an investigation and shall make available to the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Commerce the findings that lead to this request and such other information that will assist the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Commerce in the conduct of the investigation.
  - (2) The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Commerce shall, in the conduct of any investigation requested by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy pursuant to this section, take into account any information made available by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy, including information regarding the impact on national security of projected or executed contracts or options for [source material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=z) or [special nuclear material](/usc/42/2014.md?p=aa) from foreign sources or whether domestic production capacity is sufficient to supply projected national security requirements.
  - (3) No sooner than 3 years following completion of any investigation by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Commerce under [paragraph (1)](#e-1), if no recommendation has been made pursuant to such study for trade adjustments to assist or protect domestic uranium production, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy may initiate a request for another such investigation by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Commerce.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be “of”.
[^2]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 170B, as added Pub. L. 97–415, § 23(b)(1), Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2081; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 2251 of title 19, referred to in subsec. (d), was amended generally by Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1401(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1225, and as so amended does not relate to investigations. See section 2252 of Title 19, Customs Duties.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Review of Status of Domestic Uranium Mining and Milling Industry; Availability to Congressional Committees; Scope of Review

Pub. L. 97–415, § 23(a), Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2080, directed the President to prepare and submit to Congress a comprehensive review of the status of the domestic uranium mining and milling industry by no later than 12 months after Jan. 4, 1983.