Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2140 Exclusions From License Requirement
Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER IX — ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSES › § 2140
Summary
When the Commission hires someone, no license is needed to process, refine, or separate special nuclear material, or to build or run related facilities. The Department of Defense also needs no license to make, acquire, or use a utilization facility under section 2121, or for its contractors to use it.
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Title 42, §2140
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed—
(a)to require a license for (1) the processing, fabricating, or refining of special nuclear material, or the separation of special nuclear material, or the separation of special nuclear material from other substances, under contract with and for the account of the Commission; or (2) the construction or operation of facilities under contract with and for the account of the Commission; or
(b)to require a license for the manufacture, production, or acquisition by the Department of Defense of any utilization facility authorized pursuant to section 2121 of this title, or for the use of such facility by the Department of Defense or a contractor thereof.
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42 U.S.C. § 2140
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102