10 CFR § 40.21 - General license to receive title to source or byproduct material.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s40.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 40.21 - General license to receive title to source or byproduct material."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "40.21"
section_name: "General license to receive title to source or byproduct material."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "40"
part_name: "DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SOURCE MATERIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 81, 83, 84, 122, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 193, 223, 234, 274, 275 (42 U.S.C. 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2113, 2114, 2152, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2243, 2273, 2282, 2021, 2022); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, sec. 104 (42 U.S.C. 7914); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "26 FR 284, Jan. 14, 1961, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "40"
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# 40.21 General license to receive title to source or byproduct material.

A general license is hereby issued authorizing the receipt of title to source or byproduct material, as defined in this part, without regard to quantity. This general license does not authorize any person to receive, possess, deliver, use, or transfer source or byproduct material.

[45 FR 65531, Oct. 3, 1980]