### Question
How does the law define nuclear energy center site?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 5847*, **nuclear energy center site** is defined as:

> any site, including a site not restricted to land, large enough to support utility operations or other elements of the total nuclear fuel cycle, or both including, if appropriate, nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities, nuclear fuel fabrication plants, retrievable nuclear waste storage facilities, and unranium [2](#5847_2_target) enrichment facilities

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5847*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 73-DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SOURCES > SUBCHAPTER II-NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION; NUCLEAR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION**

