42 U.S.C. § 10172
Section 10172 · Selection of Yucca Mountain site
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case Nevada v. Watkins (1990)
Most recently applied in NRC v. Texas (June 2025)
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(1) The Secretary shall provide for an orderly phase-out of site specific activities at all candidate sites other than the Yucca Mountain site.
(2) The Secretary shall terminate all site specific activities (other than reclamation activities) at all candidate sites, other than the Yucca Mountain site, within 90 days after December 22, 1987.
Effective on December 22, 1987, the State of Nevada shall be eligible to enter into a benefits agreement with the Secretary under section 10173 of this title.
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Codification
Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.