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Ways To Access NRC's Regulations
NRC regulations are found in Title 10, "Energy," of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Chapter I, Parts 1–199 and are listed by part in the index to Title 10 of the CFR. You may also purchase NRC regulations from the Government Printing Office (GPO) in a two-volume, paperback annual version.
The parts applicable to all licensees are 2 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 51 , 71 , 170 , and 171 . See the following Regulations, Guidance, and Communications pages for the parts applicable to specific types of licensees:
Nuclear Reactors
- Operating Reactors
- New Reactors
- Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning
- Operator Licensing (Operating Reactors)
- Operator Licensing (New Reactors)
Nuclear Materials
- Radioactive Materials
- Medical, Industrial, and Academic Uses of Nuclear Materials
- Fuel Cycle Facilities
- Source Material Facilities
- Uranium Recovery
- Materials Decommissioning
- Materials Transportation
Radioactive Waste
- Low-Level Waste Disposal
- High-Level Waste Disposal
- Waste Incidental to Reprocessing
- Spent Fuel Storage
- Spent Fuel Transportation
Nuclear Security
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 29, 2012