[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 10, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 10CFR36.15] [Page 612] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PART 36_LICENSES AND RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATORS --Table of Contents Subpart B_Specific Licensing Requirements Sec. 36.15 Start of construction. The applicant may not begin construction of a new irradiator prior to the submission to NRC of both an application for a license for the irradiator and the fee required by Sec. 170.31. As used in this section, the term ``construction'' includes the construction of any portion of the permanent irradiator structure on the site but does not include: Engineering and design work, purchase of a site, site surveys or soil testing, site preparation, site excavation, construction of warehouse or auxiliary structures, and other similar tasks. Any activities undertaken prior to the issuance of a license are entirely at the risk of the applicant and have no bearing on the issuance of a license with respect to the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and rules, regulations, and orders issued under the Act.