10 CFR § 50.38 - Ineligibility of certain applicants.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s50.38"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 50.38 - Ineligibility of certain applicants."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "50.38"
section_name: "Ineligibility of certain applicants."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "50"
part_name: "DOMESTIC LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES"
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. 11, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 122, 147, 149, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2138, 2152, 2167, 2169, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2235, 2236, 2237, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 306 (42 U.S.C. 10226); National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note; Sec. 109, Pub. L. 96-295, 94 Stat. 783."
regulatory_source: "21 FR 355, Jan. 19, 1956, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "50"
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# 50.38 Ineligibility of certain applicants.

Any person who is a citizen, national, or agent of a foreign country, or any corporation, or other entity which the Commission knows or has reason to believe is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government, shall be ineligible to apply for and obtain a license.

[21 FR 355, Jan. 16, 1956, as amended at 43 FR 6924, Feb. 17, 1978]