10 CFR § 52.159 - Standards for review of application.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s52.159"
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title: "10 CFR § 52.159 - Standards for review of application."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "52.159"
section_name: "Standards for review of application."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND APPROVALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS"
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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."
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# 52.159 Standards for review of application.

Applications filed under this subpart will be reviewed according to the applicable standards set out in 10 CFR parts 20, 50 and its appendices, 51, 73, and 100 and its appendices.