[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR21.2]

[Page 409-410]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 21--REPORTING OF DEFECTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 21.2  Scope.

    (a) The regulations in this part apply, except as specifically 
provided otherwise in parts 31, 34, 35, 39, 40, 60, 61, 70, or part 72 
of this chapter, to each individual, partnership, corporation, or other 
entity licensed pursuant to the regulations in this chapter to possess, 
use, or transfer within the United States source material, byproduct 
material, special nuclear material, and/or spent fuel and high level 
radioactive waste, or to construct, manufacture, possess, own, operate 
or transfer within the United States, any production or utilization 
facility or independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) or 
monitored retrievable storage installation (MRS); and to each director 
and responsible officer of such a licensee. The regulations in this part 
apply also to each individual, corporation, partnership or other entity 
doing business within the United States, and each director and 
responsible officer of such organization, that constructs a production 
or utilization facility licensed for manufacture, construction, or 
operation pursuant to part 50 of this chapter, an ISFSI for the storage 
of spent fuel licensed pursuant to part 72 of this chapter, a MRS for 
the storage of spent fuel or high level radioactive waste pursuant to 
part 72 of this chapter, or a geologic repository for the disposal of 
high-level radioactive waste under part 60 of this chapter; or supplies 
basic components for a facility or activity licensed, other than for 
export, under parts 30, 40, 50, 60, 61, 70, 71, or part 72 of this 
chapter.
    (b) For persons licensed to construct a facility under a 
construction permit issued under Sec. 50.23 of this chapter, evaluation 
of potential defects and failures to comply and reporting of defects and 
failures to comply under Sec. 50.55(e) of this chapter satisfies each 
person's evaluation, notification, and reporting obligation to report 
defects and failures to comply under this part and the responsibility of 
individual directors and responsible officers of such licensees to 
report defects under section 206 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 
1974.
    (c) For persons licensed to operate a nuclear power plant under part 
50 of this chapter, evaluation of potential defects and appropriate 
reporting of defects under Secs. 50.72, 50.73 or Sec. 73.71 of this 
chapter satisfies each person's evaluation, notification, and reporting 
obligation to report defects under this part and the responsibility of 
individual directors and responsible officers of such licensees to 
report defects under section 206 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 
1974.
    (d) Nothing in these regulations should be deemed to preclude either 
an individual, a manufacturer, or a supplier of a commercial grade item 
(as defined in Sec. 21.3) not subject to the regulations in this part 
from reporting to the Commission, a known or suspected defect or failure 
to comply and, as authorized by law, the identity of anyone so reporting 
will be withheld from disclosure. NRC regional offices and headquarters 
will accept collect telephone calls from individuals who wish to speak 
to NRC representatives concerning nuclear safety-related problems. The 
location and telephone numbers of the four regions (answered during 
regular working hours), are listed in appendix D to part 20 of this 
chapter. The telephone number of the NRC Operations Center (answered 24 
hours a day--including holidays) is (301) 816-5100.
    (e) The regulations in this part apply in accordance with 10 CFR 
76.60 to each individual, partnership, corporation, or

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other entity required to obtain a certificate of compliance or an 
approved compliance plan under part 76 of this chapter.

[56 FR 36089, July 31, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 14086, Mar. 25, 1994; 
59 FR 48959, Sept. 23, 1994; 60 FR 48373, Sept. 19, 1995]