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Nuclear Regulatory Commission § 110.23 Pt. 110 10 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition) Subpart C—Licenses 110.19 Types of licenses. 110.20 General license information. 110.21 General license for the export of spe- cial nuclear material. 110.22 General license for the export of source material. 110.23 General license for the export of by- product material. 110.24 General license for the export of deu- terium. 110.25 [Reserved] 110.26 General license for the export of nu- clear reactor components. 110.27 General license for imports. 110.28 Embargoed destinations. 110.29 Restricted destinations. 110.30 Members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. FIGURE 1—DIAGRAMMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF 110.31 Application for a specific license. DELINEATION OF WIDTH OF ZONE REQUIRING 110.32 Information required in an applica- DETAILED FAULTING INVESTIGATIONS FOR tion for a specific license/NRC Form 7. SPECIFIC NUCLEAR POWER PLANT LOCATION. Subpart D—Review of License Applications (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 93–438, 88 Stat. 1243 (42 110.40 Commission review. U.S.C. 5841)) 110.41 Executive Branch review. [38 FR 31281, Nov. 13, 1973, as amended at 38 110.42 Export licensing criteria. FR 32575, Nov. 27, 1973; 42 FR 2052, Jan. 10, 110.43 Import licensing criteria. 1977; 78 FR 34250, June 7, 2013] 110.44 Physical security standards. 110.45 Issuance or denial of licenses. 110.46 Conduct resulting in termination of PART 110—EXPORT AND IMPORT nuclear exports. OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL Subpart E—License Terms and Related Provisions Subpart A—General Provisions 110.50 Terms. 110.51 Amendment and renewal of licenses. Sec. 110.52 Revocation, suspension, and modi- 110.1 Purpose and scope. fication. 110.2 Definitions. 110.53 United States address, records, and 110.3 Interpretations. inspections. 110.4 Communications. 110.54 Reporting requirements. 110.5 Licensing requirements. 110.6 Retransfers. Subpart F—Violations and Enforcement 110.7 Information collection requirements: 110.60 Violations. OMB approval. 110.61 Notice of violation. 110.7a Completeness and accuracy of infor- 110.62 Order to show cause. mation. 110.63 Order for revocation, suspension, or 110.7b Deliberate misconduct. modification. 110.8 List of nuclear facilities and equip- 110.64 Civil penalty. ment under NRC export licensing author- 110.65 Settlement and compromise. ity. 110.66 Enforcement hearing. 110.9 List of Nuclear Material under NRC 110.67 Criminal penalties. export licensing authority. Subpart G—Public Notification and 110.9a List of nuclear equipment and mate- Availability of Documents and Records rial under NRC import licensing author- ity. 110.70 Public notice of receipt of an applica- tion. Subpart B—Exemptions 110.71 Notice of withdrawal of an applica- tion. 110.10 General. 110.72 Public availability of documents. 110.11 Export of IAEA safeguards samples. 110.73 Availability of NRC records. 706 VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:07 Aug 27, 2021 Jkt 253031 PO 00000 Frm 00716 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\253031.XXX 253031 spaschal on DSKJM0X7X2PROD with CFR EC22SE91.002 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pt. 110 Subpart H—Public Participation Procedures APPENDIX C TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST Concerning License Applications OF GASEOUS DIFFUSION ENRICHMENT PLANT ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS 110.80 Basis for hearings. UNDER NRC EXPORT LICENSING AUTHOR- 110.81 Written comments. ITY 110.82 Hearing request or intervention peti- APPENDIX D TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST tion. OF AERODYNAMIC ENRICHMENT PLANT 110.83 Answers and replies. EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS UNDER NRC 110.84 Commission action on a hearing re- EXPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY quest or intervention petition. APPENDIX E TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 110.85 Notice of hearing consisting of writ- OF CHEMICAL EXCHANGE OR ION EXCHANGE ten comments. ENRICHMENT PLANT EQUIPMENT AND COM- 110.86 Notice of oral hearing. PONENTS UNDER NRC EXPORT LICENSING 110.87 Conditions in a notice or order. AUTHORITY 110.88 Authority of the Secretary. APPENDIX F TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 110.89 Filing and service. OF LASER-BASED ENRICHMENT PLANT 110.90 Computation of time. EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS UNDER NRC 110.91 Commission consultations. EXPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY Subpart I—Hearings APPENDIX G TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF PLASMA SEPARATION ENRICHMENT 110.100 Public hearings. PLANT EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS 110.101 Filing and service. UNDER NRC EXPORT LICENSING AUTHOR- 110.102 Hearing docket. ITY 110.103 Acceptance of hearing documents. APPENDIX H TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 110.104 Presiding officer. OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENRICHMENT PLANT 110.105 Responsibility and power of the pre- EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS UNDER NRC siding officer in an oral hearing. EXPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY 110.106 Participation in a hearing. APPENDIX I TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 110.107 Presentation of testimony in an oral OF REPROCESSING PLANT COMPONENTS hearing. UNDER NRC EXPORT LICENSING AUTHOR- 110.108 Appearance in an oral hearing. ITY 110.109 Motions and requests. APPENDIX J TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 110.110 Default. OF URANIUM CONVERSION PLANT EQUIP- 110.111 Waiver of a rule or regulation. MENT AND PLUTONIUM CONVERSION PLANT 110.112 Reporter and transcript for an oral EQUIPMENT UNDER NRC EXPORT LICENS- hearing. ING AUTHORITY 110.113 Commission action. APPENDIX K TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST Subpart J—Special Procedures for OF EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS UNDER NRC EXPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY FOR Classified Information in Hearings USE IN A PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 110.120 Purpose and scope. HEAVY WATER, DEUTERIUM AND DEUTE- 110.121 Security clearances and access to RIUM COMPOUNDS classified information. APPENDIX L TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 110.122 Classification assistance. OF BYPRODUCT MATERIALS UNDER NRC 110.123 Notice of intent to introduce classi- EXPORT/IMPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY fied information. APPENDIX M TO PART 110—CATEGORIZATION OF 110.124 Rearrangement or suspension of a NUCLEAR MATERIAL hearing. APPENDIX N TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 110.125 Unclassified statements required. OF LITHIUM ISOTOPE SEPARATION FACILI- 110.126 Protection of classified information. TIES, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT UNDER NRC’S EXPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY Subpart K—Rulemaking APPENDIX O TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF FUEL ELEMENT FABRICATION PLANT 110.130 Initiation of rulemaking. EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS UNDER 110.131 Petition for rulemaking. NRC’S EXPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY 110.132 Commission action on a petition. APPENDIX P TO PART 110—CATEGORY 1 AND 2 110.133 Notice of proposed rulemaking. 110.134 Public participation. RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL 110.135 Notice of rulemaking. AUTHORITY: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, APPENDIX A TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST secs. 11, 51, 53, 54, 57, 62, 63, 64, 65, 81, 82, 103, OF NUCLEAR REACTOR EQUIPMENT UNDER 104, 109, 111, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, NRC EXPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY 133, 134, 161, 170H, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, APPENDIX B TO PART 110—ILLUSTRATIVE LIST 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2071, 2073, 2074, OF GAS CENTRIFUGE ENRICHMENT PLANT 2077, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2111, 2112, 2133, 2134, COMPONENTS UNDER NRC’S EXPORT LI- 2139, 2141, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2157, CENSING AUTHORITY 2158, 2160c, 2160d, 2201, 2210h, 2231, 2232, 2233, 707 VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:07 Aug 27, 2021 Jkt 253031 PO 00000 Frm 00717 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\253031.XXX 253031 spaschal on DSKJM0X7X2PROD with CFR § 110.1 10 CFR Ch. I (1–1–21 Edition) 2234, 2236, 2237, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reor- as authorized by section 110 of the ganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. International Security and Develop- 5841); Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. ment Cooperation Act of 1980. 552, 553); 42 U.S.C. 2139a, 2155a; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. (2) Persons who export uranium de- Section 110.1(b) also issued under 22 U.S.C. pleted in the isotope-235 and incor- 2403; 22 U.S.C. 2778a; 50 App. U.S.C. 2401 et seq. porated in commodities solely to take Sections 110.1(b)(2) and 110.1(b)(3) also advantage of high density or issued under 22 U.S.C. 2403. pyrophoric characteristics. These per- Section 110.11 also issued under Atomic En- sons are subject to the controls of the ergy Act secs. 54(c), 57(d), 122 (42 U.S.C. 2074, 2152). Department of Commerce under the Section 110.50(b)(3) also issued under Atom- Export Administration Act, as contin- ic Energy Act sec. 123 (42 U.S.C. 2153). ued in force under Executive Order Section 110.51 also issued under Atomic En- 13222 (August 22, 2001), as extended; ergy Act sec. 184 (42 U.S.C. 2234). (3) Persons who export nuclear refer- Section 110.52 also issued under Atomic En- ral list commodities such as bulk zir- ergy Act sec. 186, (42 U.S.C. 2236). conium, rotor and bellows equipment, Sections 110.80–110.113 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552, 554. maraging steel, nuclear reactor related Sections 110.130–110.135 also issued under 5 equipment, including process control U.S.C. 553. systems and simulators. These persons Sections 110.2 and 110.42(a)(9) also issued are subject to the licensing authority under Intelligence Authorization Act sec. 903 of the Department of Commerce pursu- (42 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). ant to 15 CFR part 730 et seq.; SOURCE: 43 FR 21641, May 19, 1978, unless (4) Persons who import deuterium, otherwise noted. nuclear grade graphite, or nuclear equipment other than production or Subpart A—General Provisions utilization facilities. A uranium en- richment facility is not a production § 110.1 Purpose and scope. facility for the purposes of import; and (a) The regulations in this part pre- (5) Shipments which are only passing scribe licensing, enforcement, and rule- through the U.S.
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