10 CFR § 52.12 - Scope of subpart.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s52.12"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 52.12 - Scope of subpart."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "52.12"
section_name: "Scope of subpart."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND APPROVALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS"
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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. 103, 104, 147, 149, 161, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134, 2167, 2169, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2235, 2236, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 49517, Aug. 28, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 52.12 Scope of subpart.

This subpart sets out the requirements and procedures applicable to Commission issuance of an early site permit for approval of a site for one or more nuclear power facilities separate from the filing of an application for a construction permit or combined license for the facility.