10 CFR 53.000
§ 53.000 Purpose.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 53.000, § 53.000 Purpose, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/37554
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This part provides an optional, technology-inclusive, performance-based framework for the issuance, amendment, renewal, and termination of licenses, permits, certifications, and approvals for commercial nuclear plants licensed under section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) (68 Stat. 919), and Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (88 Stat. 1242). Also, this part gives notice to all persons who knowingly provide to any holder of or applicant for an approval, certification, permit, or license, or to a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant of any of them, components, equipment, materials, or other goods or services that relate to the activities of a holder of or applicant for an approval, certification, permit, or license, subject to this part, that they may be individually subject to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission enforcement action for violation of the provisions in § 53.050.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.