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§ 70.52 — Reports Of Accidental Criticality

10 C.F.R. § 70.52

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(a) Each licensee shall notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center 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.

10 C.F.R. § 70.51 10 C.F.R. § 70.55

Authorizing Statute

Authority and functions of Director
44 U.S.C. § 3504
Unauthorized dealings in special nuclear material
42 U.S.C. § 2077
Storage of spent nuclear fuel
42 U.S.C. § 10155
Policies contained in international arrangements
42 U.S.C. § 2152
Determination of other material as special nuclear material; Presidential assent; effective date
42 U.S.C. § 2071
Inalienability of licenses
42 U.S.C. § 2234
Establishment and transfers
42 U.S.C. § 5841
Revocation of licenses
42 U.S.C. § 2236
Suspension of licenses during war or national emergency
42 U.S.C. § 2138