10 CFR § 20.2301 - Applications for exemptions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s20.2301"
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title: "10 CFR § 20.2301 - Applications for exemptions."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "20.2301"
section_name: "Applications for exemptions."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "20"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104, 161, 170H, 182, 186, 223, 234, 274, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2073, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2201, 2210h, 2232, 2236, 2273, 2282, 2021, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, sec. 2 (42 U.S.C. 2021b); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
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# 20.2301 Applications for exemptions.

The Commission may, upon application by a licensee or upon its own initiative, grant an exemption from the requirements of the regulations in this part if it determines the exemption is authorized by law and would not result in undue hazard to life or property.