10 CFR § 140.14 - Types of financial protection.

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title: "10 CFR § 140.14 - Types of financial protection."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "140.14"
section_name: "Types of financial protection."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "140"
part_name: "FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 140.14 Types of financial protection.

(a) The amounts of financial protection required under this part may be furnished and maintained in the form of:

(1) An effective policy of liability insurance from private sources; or

(2) Adequate resources to provide the financial protection required by §§ 140.11, 140.12; 140.13 or § 140.13a; or

(3) Such other type of financial protection as the Commission may approve; or

(4) Any combination of the foregoing.

(b) In any case where the Commission has approved proof of financial protection filed by a licensee the licensee shall not substitute one type of financial protection for another type without first obtaining the written approval of the Commission.

[25 FR 2944, Apr. 7, 1960, as amended at 42 FR 49, Jan. 3, 1977]