§ 53.1120 Exceptions and exemptions from licensing requirements.
Nothing in this part must be deemed to require a license for—
(a)The manufacture, production, or acquisition by the Department of Defense of any utilization facility authorized pursuant to section 91 of the Act or the use of such facility by the Department of Defense or by a person under contract with and for the account of the Department of Defense;
(b)Except to the extent that the Department of Energy facilities of the types subject to licensing pursuant to section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, are involved—
(1)(i) The processing, fabrication or refining of special nuclear material (SNM) or the separation of SNM, or the separation of SNM from other substances by a prime contractor of the Dep
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§ 53.1120 Exceptions and exemptions from licensing requirements.
Nothing in this part must be deemed to require a license for—
(a) The manufacture, production, or acquisition by the Department of Defense of any utilization facility authorized pursuant to section 91 of the Act or the use of such facility by the Department of Defense or by a person under contract with and for the account of the Department of Defense;
(b) Except to the extent that the Department of Energy facilities of the types subject to licensing pursuant to section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, are involved—
(1)(i) The processing, fabrication or refining of special nuclear material (SNM) or the separation of SNM, or the separation of SNM from other substances by a prime contractor of the Department of Energy under a prime contract for—
(A) The performance of work for the Department of Energy at a United States Government-owned or controlled site;
(B) Research in, or development, manufacture, storage, testing or transportation of, atomic weapons or components thereof; or
(C) The use or operation of a utilization facility in a United States owned vehicle or vessel; or
(ii) The processing, fabrication or refining of SNM of the separation of SNM, or the separation of SNM from other substances by a prime contractor or subcontractor of the Commission or the Department of Energy under a prime contract or subcontract when the Commission determines that the exemption of the prime contractor or subcontractor is authorized by law; and that, under the terms of the contract or subcontract, there is adequate assurance that the work thereunder can be accomplished without undue risk to the public health and safety; or
(2)(i) The construction or operation of a utilization facility for the Department of Energy at a United States Government-owned or controlled site, including the transportation of the utilization facility to or from such site and the performance of contract services during temporary interruptions of such transportation; or the construction or operation of a utilization facility for the Department of Energy in the performance of research in, or development, manufacture, storage, testing, or transportation of, atomic weapons or components thereof; or the use or operation of a utilization facility for the Department of Energy in a United States Government-owned vehicle or vessel; provided that such activities are conducted by a prime contractor of the Department of Energy under a prime contract with the Department of Energy; or
(ii) The construction or operation of a utilization facility by a prime contractor or subcontractor of the Commission or the Department of Energy under his or her prime contract or subcontract when the Commission determines that the exemption of the prime contractor or subcontractor is authorized by law; and that, under the terms of the contract or subcontract, there is adequate assurance that the work thereunder can be accomplished without undue risk to the public health and safety; or
(c) The transportation or possession of any utilization facility by a common or contract carrier or warehouse employee in the regular course of carriage for another or storage incident thereto.