10 CFR § 140.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s140.1"
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title: "10 CFR § 140.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "140.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "140"
part_name: "FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 161, 170, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2210, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "25 FR 2944, Apr. 7, 1960, unless otherwise noted."
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# 140.1 Purpose.

The regulations in this part are issued to provide appropriate procedures and requirements for determining:

(a) The financial protection required of licensees and for the indemnification and limitation of liability of certain licensees and other persons pursuant to section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; and

(b) The liability insurance required of uranium enrichment facility licensees pursuant to section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

[57 FR 18394, Apr. 30, 1992]