10 CFR § 50.50 - Issuance of licenses and construction permits.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s50.50"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 50.50 - Issuance of licenses and construction permits."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "50.50"
section_name: "Issuance of licenses and construction permits."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 50.50 Issuance of licenses and construction permits.

Upon determination that an application for a license meets the standards and requirements of the act and regulations, and that notifications, if any, to other agencies or bodies have been duly made, the Commission will issue a license, or if appropriate a construction permit, in such form and containing such conditions and limitations including technical specifications, as it deems appropriate and necessary.