Definition of Special nuclear material

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Special nuclear material

The term 'Special nuclear material' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' The term 'special nuclear material' means (1) plutonium, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material that the Atomic Energy Commission, pursuant to the provisions of section 51 of the AtomicEnergy Act of 1954, as amended, determines to be special nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (2) any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing, but does not include source material'.

The term 'Special nuclear material' as it applies to the area of nuclear science can be defined as ' Plutonium, uranium-233, or uranium enriched in the isotopes uranium-233 or uranium-235. For additional detail, see Special Nuclear Material. '.


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