[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR961.1]

[Page 686]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 961_STANDARD CONTRACT FOR DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND/OR HIGH-
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  961.1  Purpose.


    This part establishes the contractual terms and conditions under 
which the Department of Energy (DOE) will make available nuclear waste 
disposal services to the owners and generators of spent nuclear fuel 
(SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) as provided in section 302 
of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-425). Under the 
contract set forth in Sec.  961.11 of this part, DOE will take title to, 
transport, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and/or high-level 
radioactive waste delivered to DOE by those owners or generators of such 
fuel or waste who execute the contract. In addition, the contract will 
specify the fees owners and generators of SNF and/or HLW will pay for 
these services. All receipts, proceeds, and revenues realized by DOE 
under the contract will be deposited in the Nuclear Waste Fund, an 
account established by the Act in the U.S. Treasury. This fund will pay 
for DOE's radioactive waste disposal activities, the full costs of which 
will be borne by the owners and generators under contract with DOE for 
disposal services.