Incentives for additional downblending of highly enriched uranium by the Russian Federation

42 U.S. Code § 2297h-10a. Incentives for additional downblending of highly enriched uranium by the Russian Federation

(a) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Completion of the Russian HEU Agreement
The term “completion of the Russian HEU Agreement” means the importation into the United States from the Russian Federation pursuant to the Russian HEU Agreement of uranium derived from the downblending of not less than 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium of weapons origin.
(2) Downblending
The term “downblending” means processing highly enriched uranium into a uranium product in any form in which the uranium contains less than 20 percent uranium-235.
(3) Highly enriched uranium
The term “highly enriched uranium” has the meaning given that term in section 2297h(4) of this title.
(4) Highly enriched uranium of weapons originThe term “highly enriched uranium of weapons origin” means highly enriched uranium that—
(A)
contains 90 percent or more uranium-235; and
(B)
is verified by the Secretary of Energy to be of weapons origin.
(5) Low-enriched uranium
The term “low-enriched uranium” means a uranium product in any form, including uranium hexafluoride (UF6) and uranium oxide (UO2), in which the uranium contains less than 20 percent uranium-235, including natural uranium, without regard to whether the uranium is incorporated into fuel rods or complete fuel assemblies.
(6) Russian HEU Agreement
The term “Russian HEU Agreement” has the meaning given that term in section 2297h(11) of this title.
(7) Suspension Agreement
The term “Suspension Agreement” has the meaning given that term in section 2297h(13) of this title.
(8) Uranium-235
The term “uranium-235” means the isotope 235U.
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