(a) Any person who may apply for a construction permit under 10 CFR part 50, or for a combined license under this part, may file an application for an early site permit with the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. An application for an early site permit may be filed notwithstanding the fact that an application for a construction permit or a combined license has not been filed in connection with the site for which a permit is sought.
(b) The application must comply with the applicable filing requirements of §§ 52.3 and 50.30 of this chapter.
(c) The fees associated with the filing and review of an application for the initial issuance or renewal of an early site permit are set forth in 10 CFR part 170.
[72 FR 49517, Aug. 28, 2007, as amended at 84 FR 65645, Nov. 29, 2019]
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 103, 104, 147, 149, 161, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 189, 223, 234 (
42 U.S.C. 2133,
2134,
2167,
2169,
2201,
2231,
2232,
2233,
2235,
2236,
2239,
2273,
2282; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (
42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842,
5846,
5851;
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
cite as: 10 CFR 52.15