10 CFR § 50.56 - Conversion of construction permit to license; or amendment of license.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s50.56"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 50.56 - Conversion of construction permit to license; or amendment of license."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "50.56"
section_name: "Conversion of construction permit to license; or amendment of license."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "50"
part_name: "DOMESTIC LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES"
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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."
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# 50.56 Conversion of construction permit to license; or amendment of license.

Upon completion of the construction or alteration of a facility, in compliance with the terms and conditions of the construction permit and subject to any necessary testing of the facility for health or safety purposes, the Commission will, in the absence of good cause shown to the contrary, issue a license of the class for which the construction permit was issued or an appropriate amendment of the license, as the case may be.

[21 FR 355, Jan. 19, 1956, as amended at 35 FR 11461, July 17, 1970; 75 FR 73944, Nov. 30, 2010]