---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch108/schI/ptA"
level: "part"
label: "Part A"
heading: "Repositories for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nu­clear Fuel"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch108-schI-ptA"
sections_count: 15
---

# Part A — Repositories for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nu­clear Fuel

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 108 — Nuclear Waste Policy › Subchapter I — Disposal and Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste, Spent Nuclear Fuel, and Low-Level Radioactive Waste

## Sections

- [§10131. Findings and purposes](/usc/42/10131.md)
- [§10132. Recommendation of candidate sites for site characterization](/usc/42/10132.md)
- [§10133. Site characterization](/usc/42/10133.md)
- [§10134. Site approval and construction authorization](/usc/42/10134.md)
- [§10135. Review of repository site selection](/usc/42/10135.md)
- [§10136. Participation of States](/usc/42/10136.md)
- [§10137. Consultation with States and affected Indian tribes](/usc/42/10137.md)
- [§10138. Participation of Indian tribes](/usc/42/10138.md)
- [§10139. Judicial review of agency actions](/usc/42/10139.md)
- [§10140. Expedited authorizations](/usc/42/10140.md)
- [§10141. Certain standards and criteria](/usc/42/10141.md)
- [§10142. Disposal of spent nuclear fuel](/usc/42/10142.md)
- [§10143. Title to material](/usc/42/10143.md)
- [§10144. Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights](/usc/42/10144.md)
- [§10145. Termination of certain provisions](/usc/42/10145.md)