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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 10 - Energy |
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Chapter I - Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
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Part 70 - Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material |
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Subpart G - Special Nuclear Material Control, Records, Reports and Inspections |
§ 70.52 - Reports of accidental criticality.
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§ 70.52 Reports of accidental criticality.
(a) Each licensee shall notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center [1] within one by telephone at the numbers specified in appendix A to part 73 of this chapter within 1 hour after discovery of any case of accidental criticality.
(b) This notification must be made to the NRC Operations Center via the Emergency Notification System if the licensee is party to that system. If the Emergency Notification System is inoperative or unavailable, the licensee shall make the required notification via commercial telephonic service or other dedicated telephonic system or any other method that will ensure that a report is received by the NRC Operations Center within one hour.
[67 FR 78143, Dec. 23, 2002]
, as amended at 85 FR 65663, Oct. 16, 2020]