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  1. Title 10 —Energy
  2. Chapter I —Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Title 10EnergyPart / Section
Chapter INuclear Regulatory Commission1 – 199
Part 40Domestic Licensing of Source Material40.1 – 40.82
General Provisions40.1 – 40.10
§ 40.1Purpose.
§ 40.2Scope.
§ 40.2aCoverage of inactive tailings sites.
§ 40.3License requirements.
§ 40.4Definitions.
§ 40.5Communications.
§ 40.6Interpretations.
§ 40.7Employee protection.
§ 40.8Information collection requirements: OMB approval.
§ 40.9Completeness and accuracy of information.
§ 40.10Deliberate misconduct.
Exemptions40.11 – 40.14
§ 40.11Persons using source material under certain Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission contracts.
§ 40.12Carriers.
§ 40.13Unimportant quantities of source material.
§ 40.14Specific exemptions.
General Licenses40.20 – 40.28
§ 40.20Types of licenses.
§ 40.21General license to receive title to source or byproduct material.
§ 40.22Small quantities of source material.
§ 40.23General license for carriers of transient shipments of natural uranium other than in the form of ore or ore residue.
§ 40.24 [Reserved]
§ 40.25General license for use of certain industrial products or devices.
§ 40.26General license for possession and storage of byproduct material as defined in this part.
§ 40.27General license for custody and long-term care of residual radioactive material disposal sites.
§ 40.28General license for custody and long-term care of uranium or thorium byproduct materials disposal sites.
License Applications40.31 – 40.38
§ 40.31Application for specific licenses.
§ 40.32General requirements for issuance of specific licenses.
§ 40.33Issuance of a license for a uranium enrichment facility.
§ 40.34Special requirements for issuance of specific licenses.
§ 40.35Conditions of specific licenses issued pursuant to § 40.34.
§ 40.36Financial assurance and recordkeeping for decommissioning.
§ 40.38Ineligibility of certain applicants.
Licenses40.41 – 40.46
§ 40.41Terms and conditions of licenses.
§ 40.42Expiration and termination of licenses and decommissioning of sites and separate buildings or outdoor areas.
§ 40.43Renewal of licenses.
§ 40.44Amendment of licenses at request of licensee.
§ 40.45Commission action on applications to renew or amend.
§ 40.46Inalienability of licenses.
Transfer of Source Material40.51 – 40.56
§ 40.51Transfer of source or byproduct material.
§ 40.52Certain items containing source material; requirements for license to apply or initially transfer.
§ 40.53Conditions for licenses issued for initial transfer of certain items containing source material: Quality control, labeling, and records and reports.
§ 40.54Requirements for license to initially transfer source material for use under the ‘small quantities of source material’ general license.
§ 40.55Conditions of licenses to initially transfer source material for use under the ‘small quantities of source material’ general license: Quality control, labeling, safety instructions, and records and reports.
§ 40.56Restrictions on the use of Australian-obligated source material.
Records, Reports, and Inspections40.60 – 40.67
§ 40.60Reporting requirements.
§ 40.61Records.
§ 40.62Inspections.
§ 40.63Tests.
§ 40.64Reports.
§ 40.65Effluent monitoring reporting requirements.
§ 40.66Requirements for advance notice of export shipments of natural uranium.
§ 40.67Requirement for advance notice for importation of natural uranium from countries that are not party to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.
Modification and Revocation of Licenses40.71
§ 40.71Modification and revocation of licenses.
Enforcement40.81 – 40.82
§ 40.81Violations.
§ 40.82Criminal penalties.
Appendix A to Part 40
Criteria Relating to the Operation of Uranium Mills and the Disposition of Tailings or Wastes Produced by the Extraction or Concentration of Source Material From Ores Processed Primarily for Their Source Material Content
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