10 CFR § 11.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s11.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 11.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "11.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "11"
part_name: "CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OVER SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 161, 223 (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2273); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 76970, Nov. 21, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "11"
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# 11.1 Purpose.

This part establishes the requirements for special nuclear material access authorization, and the criteria and procedures for resolving questions concerning the eligibility of individuals to receive special nuclear material access authorization for conduct of certain activities, licensed or otherwise, which involve access to or control over special nuclear material.