§ 75.26 - Exemption from IAEA safeguards.  


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  • § 75.26 Exemption from IAEA safeguards.

    (a) The U.S. Government may request from the IAEA an exemption from IAEA safeguards with respect to nuclear material of the following types:

    (1) Source and special nuclear material in gram quantities or less as a sensing component in instruments;

    (2) Nuclear material used in nonnuclear activities; and

    (3) Plutonium with an isotopic concentration of plutonium-238 exceeding 80 percent.

    (b) Nuclear material exempted under paragraph (a) of this section must not exceed the quantity limits specified in the Safeguards Agreements.

    (c) The NRC shall provide a prompt notification of an exemption issued by the IAEA to the applicable licensee, certificate holder, or nuclear material outside facilities.