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42 U.S.C. § 2235 — Construction permits and operating licenses

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42 U.S.C. § 2235 — Construction permits and operating licenses

**(a)** All applicants for licenses to construct or modify production or utilization facilities shall, if the application is otherwise acceptable to the Commission, be initially granted a construction permit. The construction permit shall state the earliest and latest dates for the completion of the construction or modification. Unless the construction or modification of the facility is completed by the completion date, the construction permit shall expire, and all rights thereunder be forfeited, unless upon good cause shown, the Commission extends the completion date. Upon the completion of the construction or modification of the facility, upon the filing of any additional information needed to bring the original application up to date, and upon finding that the facility authorized has been constructed and will operate in conformity with the application as amended and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations of the Commission, and in the absence of any good cause being shown to the Commission why the granting of a license would not be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the Commission shall thereupon issue a license to the applicant. For all other purposes of this chapter, a construction permit is deemed to be a “license”. **(b)** After holding a public hearing under [section 2239(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2239/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim), the Commission shall issue to the applicant a combined construction and operating license if the application contains sufficient information to support the issuance of a combined license and the Commission determines that there is reasonable assurance that the facility will be constructed and will operat

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**(a)** All applicants for licenses to construct or modify production or utilization facilities shall, if the application is otherwise acceptable to the Commission, be initially granted a construction permit. The construction permit shall state the earliest and latest dates for the completion of the construction or modification. Unless the construction or modification of the facility is completed by the completion date, the construction permit shall expire, and all rights thereunder be forfeited, unless upon good cause shown, the Commission extends the completion date. Upon the completion of the construction or modification of the facility, upon the filing of any additional information needed to bring the original application up to date, and upon finding that the facility authorized has been constructed and will operate in conformity with the application as amended and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations of the Commission, and in the absence of any good cause being shown to the Commission why the granting of a license would not be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the Commission shall thereupon issue a license to the applicant. For all other purposes of this chapter, a construction permit is deemed to be a “license”. **(b)** After holding a public hearing under [section 2239(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2239/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim), the Commission shall issue to the applicant a combined construction and operating license if the application contains sufficient information to support the issuance of a combined license and the Commission determines that there is reasonable assurance that the facility will be constructed and will operate in conformity with the license, the provisions of this chapter, and the Commission’s rules and regulations. The Commission shall identify within the combined license the inspections, tests, and analyses, including those applicable to emergency planning, that the licensee shall perform, and the acceptance criteria that, if met, are necessary and sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the facility has been constructed and will be operated in conformity with the license, the provisions of this chapter, and the Commission’s rules and regulations. Following issuance of the combined license, the Commission shall ensure that the prescribed inspections, tests, and analyses are performed and, prior to operation of the facility, shall find that the prescribed acceptance criteria are met. Any finding made under this subsection shall not require a hearing except as provided in [section 2239(a)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2239/a/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Application Reviews for Production and Utilization Facilities of an Existing Site.—** In reviewing an application for an early site permit, construction permit, operating license, or combined construction permit and operating license for a production facility or utilization facility located at the site of a production facility or utilization facility licensed by the Commission, the Commission shall, to the extent practicable, use information that was part of the licensing basis of the licensed production facility or utilization facility.

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42 U.S.C. § 4321 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VIII, § 70801(h), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1294

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41013, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1761, provided that this subchapter shall terminate 7 years after Dec. 4, 2015.

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42 U.S.C. § 2011 — Congressional declaration of policy

Atomic energy is capable of application for peaceful as well as military purposes. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States that— **(a)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to make the maximum contribution to the general welfare, subject at all times to the paramount objective of making the maximum contribution to the common defense and security; and **(b)** the development, use, and control of atomic energy shall be directed so as to promote world peace, improve the general welfare, increase the standard of living, and strengthen free competition in private enterprise.

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42 U.S.C. § 2210 — Indemnification and limitation of liability

**(a) Requirement of financial protection for licensees** Each license issued under section 2133 or 2134 of this title and each construction permit issued under [section 2235 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2235&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, and each license issued under section 2073, 2093, or 2111 of this title may, for the public purposes cited in [section 2012(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2012/i&num=0&edition=prelim), have as a condition of the license a requirement that the licensee have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”) in the exercise of its licensing and regulatory authority and responsibility shall require in accordance with subsection (b) to cover public liability claims. Whenever such financial protection is required, it may be a further condition of the license that the licensee execute and maintain an indemnification agreement in accordance with subsection (c). The Commission may require, as a further condition of issuing a license, that an applicant waive any immunity from public liability conferred by Federal or State law. **(b) Amount and type of financial protection for licensees** (1) The amount of primary financial protection required shall be the amount of liability insurance available from private sources, except that the Commission may establish a lesser amount on the basis of criteria set forth in writing, which it may revise from time to time, taking into consideration such factors as the following: (A) the cost and terms of private insurance, (B) the type, size, and location of the licensed activity and ot

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42 U.S.C. § 2239 — Hearings and judicial review

**(a)** (1) (A) In any proceeding under this chapter, for the granting, suspending, revoking, or amending of any license or construction permit, or application to transfer control, and in any proceeding for the issuance or modification of rules and regulations dealing with the activities of licensees, and in any proceeding for the payment of compensation, an award or royalties under sections 11 So in original. Probably should be “section”. 2183, 2187, 2236(c) or 2238 of this title, the Commission shall grant a hearing upon the request of any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding, and shall admit any such person as a party to such proceeding. The Commission shall hold a hearing after thirty days’ notice and publication once in the Federal Register, on each application under section 2133 or 2134(b) of this title for a construction permit for a facility, and on any application under [section 2134(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2134/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for a construction permit for a testing facility. In cases where such a construction permit has been issued following the holding of such a hearing, the Commission may, in the absence of a request therefor by any person whose interest may be affected, issue an operating license or an amendment to a construction permit or an amendment to an operating license without a hearing, but upon thirty days’ notice and publication once in the Federal Register of its intent to do so. The Commission may dispense with such thirty days’ notice and publication with respect to any application for an amendment to a construction permit or an amendment to an operating license upon a determination by the Commission that the amendment involves no significant h

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42 U.S.C. § 5815 — Abolition and transfers

**(a) Abolition of Atomic Energy Commission** The Atomic Energy Commission is hereby abolished. Sections 2031 and 2032 of this title are repealed. **(b) Transfer or lapse of functions of Atomic Energy Commission** All other functions of the Commission, the Chairman and members of the Commission, and the officers and components of the Commission are hereby transferred or allowed to lapse pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. **(c) Functions of Atomic Energy Commission transferred to Administrator** There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Administrator all functions of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Chairman and members of the Commission, and the officers and components of the Commission, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. **(d) Transfer of General Advisory Committee, Patent Compensation Board, and Divisions of Military Application and Naval Reactors to Administration** The General Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 2036 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, the Patent Compensation Board established pursuant to [section 2187 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2187&num=0&edition=prelim), and the Divisions of Military Application and Naval Reactors established pursuant to [section 2035 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2035&num=0&edition=prelim), are transferred to the Energy Research and Development Administration and the functions of the Commission with respect thereto, and with respect to relations with the Military Liaison Committee established by section 2037 1 of this title, are transferred to the Administrator. **(e) Transfer to Administrator of certain functions of Secretary of the Interior

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42 U.S.C. § 2235 — Construction permits and operating li-

Page 5528 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2233 appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2- year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organiza- tion and Employees. § 2233. Terms of licenses Each license shall be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as the Commission may, by rule or regulation, prescribe to effec- tuate the provisions of this chapter, including the following provisions: (a) Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 18, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 607. (b) No right to the special nuclear material shall be conferred by the license except as de- fined by the license. (c) Neither the license nor any right under the license shall be assigned or otherwise trans- ferred in violation of the provisions of this chap- ter. (d) Every license issued under this chapter shall be subject to the right of recapture or con- trol reserved by section 2138 of this title, and to all of the other provisions of this chapter, now or hereafter in effect and to all valid rules and regulations of the Commission. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 183, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 954; amended Pub. L. 88–489, § 18, Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 607; renum- bered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified prin- cipally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under secti

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