10 CFR § 11.9 - Specific exemptions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s11.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 11.9 - Specific exemptions."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "11.9"
section_name: "Specific exemptions."
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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# 11.9 Specific exemptions.
The Commission may, upon application of any interested party, grant an exemption from the requirements of this part. Exemptions will be granted only if they are authorized by law and will not constitute an undue risk to the common defense and security. Documentation related to the request, notification and processing of an exemption shall be maintained for three years beyond the period covered by the exemption.
[45 FR 76970, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 53 FR 19245, May 27, 1988]