10 CFR § 76.23 - Specific exemptions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s76.23"
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title: "10 CFR § 76.23 - Specific exemptions."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "76.23"
section_name: "Specific exemptions."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "76"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION OF GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 122, 161, 193(f), 223, 234, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2152, 2201, 2243(f), 2273, 2282, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846, 5851); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 48960, Sept. 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 76.23 Specific exemptions.

The Commission may, upon its own initiative or upon application of the Corporation, grant such exemptions from the requirements of the certification regulations as it determines are authorized by law and will not endanger life, or property, or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest.