10 CFR § 70.20 - General license to own special nuclear material.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s70.20"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "10 CFR § 70.20 - General license to own special nuclear material."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "70.20"
section_name: "General license to own special nuclear material."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "70"
part_name: "DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "70"
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# 70.20 General license to own special nuclear material.

A general license is hereby issued to receive title to and own special nuclear material without regard to quantity. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a general licensee under this section is not authorized to acquire, deliver, receive, possess, use, transfer, import, or export special nuclear material, except as authorized in a specific license.

[33 FR 9810, July 9, 1968]