---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 2296b–2"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "2296b–2"
heading: "Sale of remaining DOE inventories"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/2296b-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 23 — Development and Control of Atomic Energy"
  - "Division A — Atomic Energy"
  - "Subchapter XIX — Remedial Action and Uranium Revitalization"
  - "Part B — Uranium Revitalization"
---

# §2296b–2. Sale of remaining DOE inventories


The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2), after making the transfer required under section 2297c–6[^1] of this title, may sell, from time to time, portions of the remaining inventories of raw or [low-enriched uranium](/usc/42/2297h.md?p=5) of the Department that are not necessary to national security needs, to the [Corporation](/usc/42/2296b–7.md?p=1), at a fair market price. Sales under this section may be made only if such sales will not have a substantial adverse impact on the domestic uranium mining industry. Proceeds from sales under this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund of the [United States](/usc/42/2014.md?p=bb) Treasury.


## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–486, title X, § 1013, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2949.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 2297c–6 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 104–134, title III, § 3116(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–349.

### 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.