Consequently, Congress placed the so-called recapture clause limitation on these new project exemptions.
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A binding recapture clause stipulated it could be activated again by the government in case of military need.
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On January 27, 1949, the federal agency conveyed ownership of the entire installation to the city of Clinton, with a recapture clause in case of national emergency.
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In 1951, at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission ( now the National Nuclear Security Administration ( NNSA ) ), the Army exercised a recapture clause in the sale contract and reclaimed the main plant and 10, 000 acres ( 40 km 2 ) of surrounding land for use as a nuclear weapons production facility.