42 USC § 2236 - Revocation of licenses

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title: "42 USC § 2236 - Revocation of licenses"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2236"
section_name: "Revocation of licenses"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XV"
subchapter_name: "JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 186, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 955; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)"
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# § 2236. Revocation of licenses

**(a)** **False applications; failure of performance** section 2232 of this title

Any license may be revoked for any material false statement in the application or any statement of fact required under , or because of conditions revealed by such application or statement of fact or any report, record, or inspection or other means which would warrant the Commission to refuse to grant a license on an original application, or for failure to construct or operate a facility in accordance with the terms of the construction permit or license or the technical specifications in the application, or for violation of, or failure to observe any of the terms and provisions of this chapter or of any regulation of the Commission.

**(b)** **Procedure** section 558(c) of title 5

The Commission shall follow the provisions of  in revoking any license.

**(c)** **Repossession of material** Upon revocation of the license, the Commission may immediately retake possession of all special nuclear material held by the licensee. In cases found by the Commission to be of extreme importance to the national defense and security or to the health and safety of the public, the Commission may recapture any special nuclear material held by the licensee or may enter upon and operate the facility prior to any of the procedures provided under subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5. Just compensation shall be paid for the use of the facility.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 186, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 955; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , as added by , , known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

In subsecs. (b) and (c), “” and “subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5” substituted for “section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act []” and “the Administration Procedure Act [1]”, respectively, on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.