10 CFR § 40.45 - Commission action on applications to renew or amend.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s40.45"
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title: "10 CFR § 40.45 - Commission action on applications to renew or amend."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "40.45"
section_name: "Commission action on applications to renew or amend."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "40"
part_name: "DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SOURCE MATERIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 40.45 Commission action on applications to renew or amend.

In considering an application by a licensee to renew or amend his license the Commission will apply the applicable criteria set forth in § 40.32.

[26 FR 284, Jan. 14, 1961, as amended at 43 FR 6924, Feb. 17, 1978]