§ 21.2 Scope.
(a) The regulations in this part apply, except as specifically provided otherwise in parts 31, 34, 35, 39, 40, 60, 61, 63, 70, or part 72 of this chapter, to:
(1) Each individual, partnership,
corporation, or other entity applying for
or holding a license or permit under the
regulations in this chapter to possess,
use, or transfer within the United States
source material, byproduct material,
special nuclear material, and/or spent
fuel and high-level radioactive waste, or
to construct, manufacture, possess, own,
operate, or transfer within the United
States, any production or utilization
facility or independent spent fuel
storage installation (ISFSI) or monitored
retrievable storage installation (MRS);
and each director and responsible
officer of such a licensee;
(2) Each individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity doing business within the United States, and each director and responsible officer of such an organization, that constructs a production or utilization facility licensed for manufacture, construction, or operation under parts 50 or 52 of this chapter, an ISFSI for the storage of spent fuel licensed under part 72 of this chapter, an MRS for the storage of spent fuel or high-level radioactive waste under part 72 of this chapter, or a geologic repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste under part 60 or 63 of this chapter; or supplies basic components for a facility or activity licensed, other than for export, under parts 30, 40, 50, 52, 60, 61, 63, 70, 71, or part 72 of this chapter;
(3) Each individual, corporation,
partnership, or other entity doing
business within the United States, and
each director and responsible officer of
such an organization, applying for a
design certification rule under part 52 of
this chapter; or supplying basic
components with respect to that design
certification, and each individual,
corporation, partnership, or other entity
doing business within the United States,
and each director and responsible
officer of such an organization, whose
application for design certification has
been granted under part 52 of this chapter, or who has supplied or is
supplying basic components with
respect to that design certification;
(4) Each individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity doing business within the United States, and each director and responsible officer of such an organization, applying for or holding a standard design approval under part 52 of this chapter; or supplying basic components with respect to a standard design approval under part 52 of this chapter;
(b) For persons licensed to construct
a facility under either a construction
permit issued under § 50.23 of this
chapter or a combined license under
part 52 of this chapter (for the period of
construction until the date that the
Commission makes the finding under § 52.103(g) of this chapter), or to
manufacture a facility under part 52 of
this chapter, evaluation of potential
defects and failures to comply and
reporting of defects and failures to
comply under § 50.55(e) of this chapter
satisfies each person’s evaluation,
notification, and reporting obligation to
report defects and failures to comply
under this part and the responsibility of
individual directors and responsible
officers of these licensees to report
defects under Section 206 of the Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974.
(c) For persons licensed to operate a
nuclear power plant under part 50 or
part 52 of this chapter, evaluation of
potential defects and appropriate
reporting of defects under §§ 50.72,
50.73, or § 73.71 of this chapter, satisfies
each person’s evaluation, notification,
and reporting obligation to report
defects under this part, and the
responsibility of individual directors
and responsible officers of these
licensees to report defects under Section
206 of the Energy Reorganization Act of
1974.
(d) Nothing in these regulations should be deemed to preclude either an individual, a manufacturer, or a supplier of a commercial grade item (as defined in § 21.3) not subject to the regulations in this part from reporting to the Commission, a known or suspected defect or failure to comply and, as authorized by law, the identity of anyone so reporting will be withheld from disclosure. NRC regional offices and headquarters will accept collect telephone calls from individuals who wish to speak to NRC representatives concerning nuclear safety-related problems. The location and telephone numbers of the four regions (answered during regular working hours), are listed in appendix D to part 20 of this chapter. The telephone number of the NRC Operations Center (answered 24 hours a day--including holidays) is (301) 816-5100.
(e) The regulations in this part apply in accordance with 10 CFR 76.60 to each individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity required to obtain a certificate of compliance or an approved compliance plan under part 76 of this chapter.
[56 FR 36089, July 31, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 14086, Mar. 25, 1994; 59 FR 48959, Sept. 23, 1994; 60 FR 48373, Sept. 19, 1995; 66 FR 55790, Nov. 2, 2001; 72 FR 49486, Aug. 28, 2007]