10 CFR 53.400
§ 53.400 Design features for licensing-basis events.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 53.400, § 53.400 Design features for licensing-basis events, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/37579
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(a) Design features must be provided for each commercial nuclear plant such that, when combined with corresponding human actions and programmatic controls, the plant will satisfy the safety criteria defined in §§ 53.210 and 53.220.
(b) Design features must ensure that the safety functions identified in § 53.230 are fulfilled during licensing-basis events (LBEs).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.