10 CFR § 61.6 - Exemptions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s61.6"
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title: "10 CFR § 61.6 - Exemptions."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "61.6"
section_name: "Exemptions."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 81, 161, 181, 182, 183, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846, 5851); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, sec. 2 (42 U.S.C. 2021b); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 57463, Dec. 27, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 61.6 Exemptions.

The Commission may, upon application by any interested person, or upon its own initiative, grant any exemption from the requirements of the regulations in this part as it determines is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest.