10 CFR § 50.42 - Additional standard for class 103 licenses.

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title: "10 CFR § 50.42 - Additional standard for class 103 licenses."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "50.42"
section_name: "Additional standard for class 103 licenses."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
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# 50.42 Additional standard for class 103 licenses.

In determining whether a class 103 license will be issued to an applicant, the Commission will, in addition to applying the standards set forth in § 50.40, consider whether the proposed activities will serve a useful purpose proportionate to the quantities of special nuclear material or source material to be utilized.

[73 FR 44620, July 31, 2008]