§ 53.1100 — Filing of application for licenses, certifications, or approvals; oath or affirmation.

§ 53.1100 Filing of application for licenses, certifications, or approvals; oath or affirmation.

(a) Serving of applications. (1) Each filing of an application for a standard design approval, standard design certification, or license under this part, and any amendments to the applications, must be submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under § 53.040, as applicable.

(i) Any person, except one excluded by § 53.1118, may file an application for a manufacturing license (ML), combined license (COL), construction permit (CP), or operating license (OL) under this part with the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

(ii) Any person who may apply for a CP or for a COL under this part, may file an application for an early site permit (ESP) 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 CP or a COL has not been filed in connection with the site for which a permit is sought.

(iii) Any person may submit a proposed standard design for a commercial nuclear plant to the NRC for its review. The submittal may consist of either the final design for the entire facility or the final design for major portions thereof.

(iv) An application for design certification may be filed notwithstanding the fact that an application for a CP, COL, or ML for such a facility has not been filed. The application must comply with §§ 2.811 through 2.819 of this chapter.

(2) The applicant must make a copy of the updated application available at the public hearing for the use of any other parties to the proceeding and must certify that the updated copies of the application contain the current contents of the application submitted in accordance with the requirements under this part.

(3) At the time of filing an application, the Commission will make available at the NRC website, https://www.nrc.gov, a copy of the application, subsequent amendments, and other records pertinent to the matter that is the subject of the application for public inspection and copying.

(4) The serving of copies required by this section must not occur until the application has been docketed under § 2.101(a) of this chapter. Copies must be submitted to the Commission, as specified in § 53.040, as applicable, to enable the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation to determine whether the application is sufficiently complete to permit docketing.

(b) Oath or affirmation. Each application for a standard design approval, standard design certification, or license, including, whenever appropriate, a CP or early site permit, or amendment of it, and each amendment of each application must be executed in a signed original by the applicant or duly authorized officer thereof under oath or affirmation.

(c)-(d) [Reserved]

(e) Filing fees. Each application for a standard design approval, standard design certification, or commercial nuclear plant license under this part, including, whenever appropriate, a CP, COL, operating license (OL), ML, or early site permit, other than a license exempted from 10 CFR part 170, must be accompanied by the fee prescribed in 10 CFR part 170. No fee will be required to accompany an application for renewal, amendment, or termination of a CP, OL, COL, or ML, except as provided in § 170.21 of this chapter.

(f) Environmental report. An application for a CP, OL, early site permit, design certification, COL, or ML for a commercial nuclear plant must be accompanied by an environmental report required under 10 CFR part 51.

[91 FR 15794, Mar. 30, 2026, as amended at 91 FR 20067, Apr. 15, 2026]