10 CFR § 50.53 - Jurisdictional limitations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s50.53"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 50.53 - Jurisdictional limitations."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "50.53"
section_name: "Jurisdictional limitations."
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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# 50.53 Jurisdictional limitations.

No license under this part shall be deemed to have been issued for activities which are not under or within the jurisdiction of the United States.

[21 FR 355, Jan. 19, 1956, as amended at 43 FR 6924, Feb. 17, 1978]