(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.
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 63, 103, 104, 122, 161, 223, 234, 1701 (
42 U.S.C. 2073,
2093,
2133,
2134,
2152,
2201,
2273,
2282,
2297f; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (
42 U.S.C. 5841); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 135, 141 (
42 U.S.C. 10155,
10161;
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
source: 45 FR 50711, July 31, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 75.26