§ 53.790 Issuance, modification, and revocation of operator and senior operator licenses.
(a)Issuance of operator and senior operator licenses. If the Commission determines that an applicant for an operator license or a senior operator license demonstrates compliance with the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, (the Act) and its regulations, it will issue a license in the form and containing any conditions and limitations it considers appropriate and necessary.
(b)Modification and revocation of operator and senior operator licenses.
(1)The terms and conditions of all operator and senior operator licenses are subject to amendment, revision, or modification by reason of rules, regulations, or orders issued in accordance with the Act or any amendments thereto.
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§ 53.790 Issuance, modification, and revocation of operator and senior operator licenses.
(a) Issuance of operator and senior operator licenses. If the Commission determines that an applicant for an operator license or a senior operator license demonstrates compliance with the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, (the Act) and its regulations, it will issue a license in the form and containing any conditions and limitations it considers appropriate and necessary.
(b) Modification and revocation of operator and senior operator licenses. (1) The terms and conditions of all operator and senior operator licenses are subject to amendment, revision, or modification by reason of rules, regulations, or orders issued in accordance with the Act or any amendments thereto.
(2) Any license may be revoked, suspended, or modified, in whole or in part—
(i) For any material false statement in the application or in any statement of fact required under section 182 of the Act;
(ii) Because of conditions revealed by the application or statement of fact or any report, record, inspection, or other means that would warrant the Commission to refuse to grant a license on an original application;
(iii) For willful violation of, or failure to observe, any of the terms and conditions of the Act or the license, or of any rule, regulation, or order of the Commission;
(iv) For any conduct determined by the Commission to be a hazard to safe operation of the facility; or
(v) For the sale, use, or possession of illegal drugs, or refusal to participate in the facility drug and alcohol testing program, or a confirmed positive test for drugs, drug metabolites, or alcohol in violation of the conditions and cutoff levels established by § 53.785(i) or the consumption of alcoholic beverages within the protected area of commercial nuclear plants, or a determination of unfitness for scheduled work as a result of the consumption of alcoholic beverages.