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10 CFR § 52.53 - Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS).

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s52.53"
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title: "10 CFR § 52.53 - Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "52.53"
section_name: "Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND APPROVALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 52.53 Referral to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS).

The Commission shall refer a copy of the application to the ACRS. The ACRS shall report on those portions of the application which concern safety.