10 CFR 53.1330
§ 53.1330 Exemptions, departures, and variances.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 53.1330, § 53.1330 Exemptions, departures, and variances, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/37715
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(a) Applicants for a CP under this part, or any amendment to a CP, may include in the application a request for an exemption from one or more of the Commission's regulations. The Commission may grant a request if it determines that the exemption complies with § 53.080.
(b) An applicant for a CP who has filed an application referencing an NRC approval, license, or certification issued under this part may include in the application a request for exemptions, departures, or variances related to the subject referenced NRC approval, license, or certification. In determining whether to grant the departure, variance, or exemption, the Commission must apply the same technically relevant criteria as were applicable to the application for the original or renewed approval, license, or certification.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.