10 CFR 70.1, Purpose

General Provisions Purpose

a

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, the regulations of this part establish procedures and criteria for the issuance of licenses to receive title to, own, acquire, deliver, receive, possess, use, and transfer special nuclear material; and establish and provide for the terms and conditions upon which the Commission will issue such licenses.

b

(b) The regulations contained in this part are issued pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (68 Stat. 919) and Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1242).

c

(c) The regulations in part 72 of this chapter establish requirements, procedures, and criteria for the issuance of licenses to possess:

(1) Spent fuel, power reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste, and other radioactive materials associated with spent fuel storage in an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI), or

(2) Spent fuel, high-level radioactive waste, power reactor-related GTCC waste, and other radioactive materials associated with the storage in a monitored retrievable storage installation (MRS), and the terms and conditions under which the Commission will issue such licenses.

d

(d) As provided in part 76 of this chapter, the regulations of this part establish procedures and criteria for physical security and material control and accounting for the issuance of a certificate of compliance or the approval of a compliance plan.

e

(e) As provided in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the regulations in this part establish requirements, procedures, and criteria for the issuance of licenses to uranium enrichment facilities.

Federal Register

, as amended at 32 FR 4056, Mar. 15, 1967; 40 FR 8791, Mar. 3, 1975; 43 FR 6924, Feb. 17, 1978; 45 FR 74712, Nov. 12, 1980; 53 FR 31682, Aug. 19, 1988; 59 FR 48960, Sept. 23, 1994; 62 FR 6669, Feb. 12, 1997; 66 FR 51838, Oct. 11, 2001]

External Links

NRC website 10 CFR 70.1

v t e Code of Federal Regulations
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 70.1, Purpose

a

b

c

d

e

Federal Register

External Links

Navigation menu

Search