Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2131 License Required
Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER IX — ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSES › § 2131
Summary
Except where another law allows, nobody may handle facilities that use or produce nuclear materials without a Commission license.
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Title 42, §2131
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It shall be unlawful, except as provided in section 2121 of this title, for any person within the United States to transfer or receive in interstate commerce, manufacture, produce, transfer, acquire, possess, use, import, or export any utilization or production facility except under and in accordance with a license issued by the Commission pursuant to section 2133 or 2134 of this title.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1807(a) of this title, prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act Aug. 1, 1946, by act Aug. 30, 1954.
Amendments
1956—Act Aug. 6, 1956, inserted “use,” after “possess,”.
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42 U.S.C. § 2131
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102