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§ 40.32 General requirements for issuance of specific licenses.An application for a specific license will be approved if: (a) The application is for a purpose authorized by the Act; and (b) The applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the source material for the purpose requested in such manner as to protect health and minimize danger to life or property; and (c) The applicant's proposed equipment, facilities and procedures are adequate to protect health and minimize danger to life or property; and (d) The issuance of the license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and (e) In the case of an application for a
license for a uranium enrichment
facility, or for a license to possess and
use source and byproduct material for
uranium milling, production of uranium
hexafluoride, or for the conduct of any
other activity which the Commission
determines will significantly affect the
quality of the environment, the Director,
Office of Federal and State Materials
and Environmental Management
Programs or his designee, before
commencement of construction of the
plant or facility in which the activity
will be conducted, on the basis of
information filed and evaluations made
pursuant to subpart A of part 51 of this
chapter, has concluded, after weighing
the environmental, economic, technical
and other benefits against
environmental costs and considering
available alternatives, that the action
called for is the issuance of the
proposed license, with any appropriate
conditions to protect environmental (f) The applicant satisfies any applicable special requirements contained in § 40.34. (g) If the proposed activity involves use of source material in a uranium enrichment facility, the applicant has satisfied the applicable provisions of part 140 of this chapter. [26 FR 284, Jan. 14, 1961, as amended at 36 FR 12731, July 7, 1971; 40 FR 8787, Mar. 3, 1975; 41 FR 53332, Dec. 6, 1976; 43 FR 6924, Feb. 17, 1978; 49 FR 9403, Mar. 12, 1984; 57 FR 18390, Apr. 30, 1992; 73 FR 5721, Jan. 31, 2008] |
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