10 CFR Part 53
PART 53—RISK-INFORMED, TECHNOLOGY-INCLUSIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR PLANTS
- PART 53—RISK-INFORMED, TECHNOLOGY-INCLUSIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR PLANTS
- Chapter I—Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- § 53.000 Purpose.
- Subpart A—General Provisions
- § 53.015 Scope.
- § 53.020 Definitions.
- § 53.030 [Reserved]
- § 53.040 Written communications.
- § 53.050 Deliberate misconduct.
- § 53.060 Employee protection.
- § 53.070 Completeness and accuracy of information.
- § 53.080 Specific exemptions.
- § 53.090 Standards for review.
- § 53.100 Jurisdictional limits.
- § 53.110 Attacks and destructive acts.
- § 53.115 Rights related to special nuclear material.
- § 53.117 License suspension and rights of recapture.
- § 53.120 Information collection requirements: OMB approval.
- Subpart B—Technology-Inclusive Safety Requirements
- § 53.210 Safety criteria for design-basis accidents.
- § 53.220 Safety criteria for licensing-basis events other than design-basis accidents.
- § 53.230 Safety functions.
- § 53.240 Licensing-basis events.
- § 53.250 Defense in depth.
- § 53.260 Normal operations.
- § 53.270 Protection of plant workers.
- Subpart C—Design and Analysis Requirements
- § 53.400 Design features for licensing-basis events.
- § 53.410 Functional design criteria for design-basis accidents.
- § 53.415 Protection against external hazards.
- § 53.420 Functional design criteria for licensing-basis events other than design-basis accidents.
- § 53.425 Design features and functional design criteria for normal operations.
- § 53.430 Design features and functional design criteria for protection of plant workers.
- § 53.440 Design requirements.
- § 53.450 Analysis requirements.
- § 53.460 Safety categorization and special treatments.
- § 53.470 [Reserved]
- § 53.480 Earthquake engineering.
- Subpart D—Siting Requirements
- § 53.500 General siting and siting assessment.
- § 53.510 External hazards.
- § 53.520 Site characteristics.
- § 53.530 Population-related considerations.
- § 53.540 Siting interfaces.
- Subpart E—Construction and Manufacturing Requirements
- § 53.600 Construction and manufacturing—scope and purpose.
- § 53.605 Reporting of defects and noncompliance.
- § 53.610 Construction.
- § 53.620 Manufacturing.
- Subpart F—Requirements for Operation
- § 53.700 Operational objectives.
- § 53.710 Maintaining capabilities and availability of structures, systems, and components.
- § 53.715 Maintenance, repair, and inspection programs.
- § 53.720 Response to seismic events.
- § 53.725 General staffing, training, personnel qualifications, and human factors requirements.
- § 53.726 Communications.
- § 53.728 Completeness and accuracy of information.
- § 53.730 Defining, fulfilling, and maintaining the role of personnel in ensuring safe operations.
- § 53.735 General exemptions.
- § 53.740 Facility licensee requirements—general.
- § 53.745 Operator license requirements.
- § 53.760 Operator licensing.
- § 53.765 Medical requirements.
- § 53.770 Incapacitation because of disability or illness.
- § 53.775 Applications for operators and senior operators.
- § 53.780 Training, examination, and proficiency program.
- § 53.785 Conditions of operator and senior operator licenses.
- § 53.790 Issuance, modification, and revocation of operator and senior operator licenses.
- § 53.795 Expiration and renewal of operator and senior operator licenses.
- § 53.800 Facility licensees for self-reliant-mitigation facilities.
- § 53.805 Facility licensee requirements related to generally licensed reactor operators.
- § 53.810 Generally licensed reactor operators.
- § 53.815 Generally licensed reactor operator training, examination, and proficiency programs.
- § 53.820 Cessation of individual applicability.
- § 53.830 Training and qualification of commercial nuclear personnel.
- § 53.845 Programs.
- § 53.850 Radiation protection.
- § 53.855 Emergency preparedness.
- § 53.860 Security programs.
- § 53.865 Quality assurance.
- § 53.870 Integrity assessment programs.
- § 53.875 Fire protection.
- § 53.880 Inservice inspection and inservice testing.
- § 53.910 Procedures and guidelines.
- Subpart G—Decommissioning Requirements
- § 53.1000 Scope and purpose.
- § 53.1010 Financial assurance for decommissioning.
- § 53.1020 Cost estimates for decommissioning.
- § 53.1030 Annual adjustments to cost estimates for decommissioning.
- § 53.1040 Methods for providing financial assurance for decommissioning.
- § 53.1045 Limitations on the use of decommissioning trust funds.
- § 53.1050 NRC oversight.
- § 53.1060 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
- § 53.1070 Termination of license.
- § 53.1075 Program requirements during decommissioning.
- § 53.1080 Release of part of a commercial nuclear plant or site for unrestricted use.
- Subpart H—Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals
- § 53.1100 Filing of application for licenses, certifications, or approvals; oath or affirmation.
- § 53.1101 Requirement for license.
- § 53.1103 Combining applications and licenses.
- § 53.1106 Elimination of repetition.
- § 53.1109 Contents of applications; general information.
- § 53.1112 Environmental conditions.
- § 53.1115 Agreement limiting access to classified information.
- § 53.1118 Ineligibility of certain applicants.
- § 53.1120 Exceptions and exemptions from licensing requirements.
- § 53.1121 Public inspection of applications.
- § 53.1124 Relationship between sections.
- § 53.1130 Limited work authorizations.
- § 53.1140 Early site permits.
- § 53.1144 Contents of applications for early site permits; general information.
- § 53.1146 Contents of applications for early site permits; technical information.
- § 53.1149 Review of applications.
- § 53.1155 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
- § 53.1158 Issuance of early site permit.
- § 53.1161 Extent of activities permitted.
- § 53.1164 Duration of permit.
- § 53.1167 Limited work authorization after issuance of early site permit.
- § 53.1170 Transfer of early site permit.
- § 53.1173 Application for renewal.
- § 53.1176 Criteria for renewal.
- § 53.1179 Duration of renewal.
- § 53.1182 Use of site for other purposes.
- § 53.1188 Finality of early site permit determinations.
- § 53.1200 Standard design approvals.
- § 53.1206 Contents of applications for standard design approvals; general information.
- § 53.1209 Contents of applications for standard design approvals; technical information.
- § 53.1210 Contents of applications for standard design approvals; other application content.
- § 53.1212 Standards for review of applications.
- § 53.1215 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
- § 53.1218 Staff approval of design.
- § 53.1221 Finality of standard design approvals; information requests.
- § 53.1230 Standard design certifications.
- § 53.1236 Contents of applications for standard design certifications; general information.
- § 53.1239 Contents of applications for standard design certifications; technical information.
- § 53.1241 Contents of applications for standard design certifications; other application content.
- § 53.1242 Review of applications.
- § 53.1245 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
- § 53.1248 Issuance of standard design certification.
- § 53.1251 Duration of certification.
- § 53.1254 Application for renewal.
- § 53.1257 Criteria for renewal.
- § 53.1260 Duration of renewal.
- § 53.1263 Finality of standard design certifications.
- § 53.1270 Manufacturing licenses.
- § 53.1276 Contents of applications for manufacturing licenses; general information.
- § 53.1279 Contents of applications for manufacturing licenses; technical information.
- § 53.1282 Contents of applications for manufacturing licenses; other application content.
- § 53.1285 Review of applications.
- § 53.1286 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
- § 53.1287 Issuance of manufacturing licenses.
- § 53.1288 Finality of manufacturing licenses.
- § 53.1291 Duration of manufacturing licenses.
- § 53.1293 Transfer of manufacturing licenses.
- § 53.1295 Renewal of manufacturing licenses.
- § 53.1300 Construction permits.
- § 53.1306 Contents of applications for construction permits; general information.
- § 53.1309 Contents of applications for construction permits; technical information.
- § 53.1312 Contents of applications for construction permits; other application content.
- § 53.1315 Review of applications.
- § 53.1318 Finality of referenced NRC approvals, permits, and certifications.
- § 53.1324 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
- § 53.1327 Authorization to conduct limited work authorization activities.
- § 53.1330 Exemptions, departures, and variances.
- § 53.1333 Issuance of construction permits.
- § 53.1336 Finality of construction permits.
- § 53.1342 Duration of construction permits.
- § 53.1345 Transfer of construction permits.
- § 53.1348 Termination of construction permits.
- § 53.1360 Operating licenses.
- § 53.1366 Contents of applications for operating licenses; general information.
- § 53.1369 Contents of applications for operating licenses; technical information.
- § 53.1372 Contents of applications for operating licenses; other application content.
- § 53.1375 Review of applications.
- § 53.1381 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
- § 53.1384 Exemptions, departures, and variances.
- § 53.1387 Issuance of operating licenses.
- § 53.1390 Backfitting of operating licenses.
- § 53.1396 Duration of operating licenses.
- § 53.1399 Transfer of an operating license.
- § 53.1402 Application for renewal.
- § 53.1405 Continuation of an operating license.
- § 53.1410 Combined licenses.
- § 53.1413 Contents of applications for combined licenses; general information.
- § 53.1416 Contents of applications for combined licenses; technical information.
- § 53.1419 Contents of applications for combined licenses; other application content.
- § 53.1422 Review of applications.
- § 53.1425 Finality of referenced NRC approvals.
- § 53.1431 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
- § 53.1434 Authorization to conduct limited work authorization activities.
- § 53.1437 Exemptions, departures, and variances.
- § 53.1440 Issuance of combined licenses.
- § 53.1443 Finality of combined licenses.
- § 53.1449 Inspection during construction.
- § 53.1452 Operation under a combined license.
- § 53.1455 Duration of combined license.
- § 53.1456 Transfer of a combined license.
- § 53.1458 Application for renewal.
- § 53.1461 Continuation of combined license.
- § 53.1470 Standardization of commercial nuclear plant designs: licenses to construct and operate nuclear power reactors of identical design at multiple sites.
- Subpart I—Maintaining and Revising Licensing-Basis Information
- § 53.1500 Licensing-basis information.
- § 53.1502 Specific terms and conditions of licenses.
- § 53.1505 Changes to licensing-basis information requiring prior NRC approval.
- § 53.1510 Application for amendment of license.
- § 53.1515 Public notices; State consultation.
- § 53.1520 Issuance of amendment.
- § 53.1525 Revising certification information within a design certification rule.
- § 53.1530 Revising information within a Final Safety Analysis Report associated with a manufacturing license.
- § 53.1535 Amendments during construction.
- § 53.1540 Updating licensing-basis information and determining the need for NRC approval.
- § 53.1545 Updating Final Safety Analysis Reports.
- § 53.1550 Evaluating changes to facility as described in Final Safety Analysis Reports.
- § 53.1560 Updating program documents included in licensing-basis information.
- § 53.1565 Evaluating changes to programs included in licensing-basis information.
- § 53.1570 Transfer of licenses.
- § 53.1575 Termination of licenses.
- § 53.1580 Information requests.
- § 53.1585 Revocation, suspension, modification of licenses and approvals for cause.
- § 53.1590 Backfitting.
- § 53.1595 Renewal.
- Subpart J—Reporting and Other Administrative Requirements
- § 53.1600 General information.
- § 53.1610 Unfettered access for inspections.
- § 53.1620 Maintenance of records, making of reports.
- § 53.1630 Immediate notification requirements for operating commercial nuclear plants.
- § 53.1640 Licensee event report system.
- § 53.1645 Reports of radiation exposure to members of the public.
- § 53.1650 Facility information and verification.
- § 53.1660 Financial requirements.
- § 53.1670 Financial qualifications.
- § 53.1680 [Reserved]
- § 53.1690 Licensee's change of status; financial qualifications.
- § 53.1700 Creditor regulations.
- § 53.1710 Financial protection.
- § 53.1720 Insurance required to stabilize and decontaminate plant following an accident.
- § 53.1730 Financial protection requirements.
- Subparts K-L [Reserved]
- Subpart M—Enforcement
- § 53.9000 Violations.
- § 53.9010 Criminal penalties.
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