10 CFR 70.52, Reports of Accidental Criticality

Reports of accidental criticality

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(a) Each licensee shall notify the NRC Operations Center<a href="#N_1_7052">¹</a> within one hour after discovery of any case of accidental criticality.

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(b) This notification must be made to the NRC Operations Center via the Emergency Notification System if the licensee is party to that system. If the Emergency Notification System is inoperative or unavailable, the licensee shall make the required notification via commercial telephonic service or other dedicated telephonic system or any other method that will ensure that a report is received by the NRC Operations Center within one hour.

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[[[FR::http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=1987_register&page=21657&position=1%7C 52 FR 21657, June 9, 1987]], as amended at [[FR::http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=1994_register&page=14087&position=1%7C 59 FR 14087, Mar. 25, 1994]]; [[FR::http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2002_register&page=78143&position=1%7C 67 FR 78143, Dec. 23, 2002]]] <a name="N_1_7052">¹</a>Commercial telephone number of the NRC Operations Center is (301) 816-5100.

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Title 10 Part 70 - DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL
10 CFR: 1 2 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 25 26 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 50 51 52 54 55 60 61 62 63 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 81 95 100 140 150 160 170 171
1, General Provisions, Purpose 2, Scope 3, License requirements 4, Definitions 5, Communications 6, Interpretations 7, Employee protection 8, Information collection requirements: OMB approval 9, Completeness and accuracy of information 10, Deliberate misconduct 11, Exemptions, Persons using special nuclear material under certain Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission contracts 12, Carriers 13, Department of Defense 14, Foreign military aircraft 17, Specific exemptions 18, General Licenses, Types of licenses 19, General license for calibration or reference sources 20, General license to own special nuclear material 21, License Applications, Filing 22, Contents of applications 23, Requirements for the approval of applications 24, Criticality accident requirements 25, Financial assurance and recordkeeping for decommissioning 31, Licenses, Issuance of licenses 32, Conditions of licenses 33, Applications for renewal of licenses 34, Amendment of licenses 35, Commission action on applications to renew or amend 36, Inalienability of licenses 37, Disclaimer of warranties 38, Expiration and termination of licenses and decommissioning of sites and separate buildings or outdoor areas 39, Specific licenses for the manufacture or initial transfer of calibration or reference sources 40, Ineligibility of certain applicants 41, Acquisition, Use, and Transfer of Special Nuclear Material, Creditors' Rights, Authorized use of special nuclear material 42, Transfer of special nuclear material 44, Creditor regulations 50, Special Nuclear Material Control Records, Reports, and Inspections, Reporting requirements 51, Records requirements 52, Reports of accidental criticality 55, Inspections 56, Tests 59, Effluent monitoring reporting requirements 60, Additional Requirements for Certain Licensees Authorized To Possess a Critical Mass of Special Nuclear Material, Applicability 61, Performance requirements 62, Safety program and integrated safety analysis 64, Requirements for new facilities or new processes at existing facilities 65, Additional content of applications 66, Additional requirements for approval of license application 72, Facility changes and change process 73, Renewal of licenses 74, Additional reporting requirements 76, Backfitting 81, Modification and Revocation of Licenses, Modification and revocation of licenses 82, Suspension and operation in war or national emergency 91, Enforcement, Violations 92, Criminal penalties Appendices: 10 CFR 70 Appendix A, Appendix a to Part 70-Reportable Safety Events

10 CFR 70.52, Reports of Accidental Criticality

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