### Question
What does special nuclear material mean?


### Answer
**Special nuclear material** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 2283*:

> given that term in section 11(aa) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(aa)).

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2283*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 111-SHIPPING**

