10 CFR § 820.70 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s820.70"
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title: "10 CFR § 820.70 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "820.70"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "820"
part_name: "PROCEDURAL RULES FOR DOE NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201; 2282(a); 7191; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 50 U.S.C. 2410."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 43692, Aug. 17, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 820.70 Purpose and scope.

This subpart provides for the identification of criminal violations of the Act or DOE Nuclear Safety Requirements and the referral of such violations to the Department of Justice.