### Question
How is the term spent nuclear fuel defined?


### Answer
The term **spent nuclear fuel** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 1992* as the following:

> given to that term in section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(23));

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1992*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 97-RAILROAD CARRIERS AND MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON LAND, ON WATER, OR THROUGH THE AIR**

