10 CFR § 70.18 - Types of licenses.

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title: "10 CFR § 70.18 - Types of licenses."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "70.18"
section_name: "Types of licenses."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "70"
part_name: "DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 57(d), 108, 122, 161, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 193, 223, 234, 274, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077(d), 2138, 2152, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2243, 2273, 2282, 2021, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 135, 141 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "21 FR 764, Feb. 3, 1956, unless otherwise noted."
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# 70.18 Types of licenses.

Licenses for special nuclear material are of two types: general and specific. Any general license provided in this part is effective without the filing of applications with the Commission or the issuance of licensing documents to particular persons. Specific licenses are issued to named persons upon applications filed pursuant to the regulations in this part.

[29 FR 5884, May 5, 1964]