Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: ca70d627-f06c-49b1-9361-e038b4b201e3
Document Type: cfr
Title: Technical specifications.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.36
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Section ID: 50.36
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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§ 50.36 Technical specifications. ( a ) ( 1 ) Each applicant for a license authorizing operation of a production or utilization facility shall include in his application proposed technical specifications in accordance with the requirements of this section. A summary statement of the bases or reasons for such specifications, other than those covering administrative controls, shall also be included in the application, but shall not become part of the technical specifications. ( 2 ) Each applicant for a design certification or manufacturing license under part 52 of this chapter shall include in its application proposed generic technical specifications in accordance with the requirements of this section for the portion of the plant that is within the scope of the design certification or manufacturing license application. ( b ) Each license authorizing operation of a production or utilization facility of a type described in § 50.21 or § 50.22 will include technical specifications. The technical specifications will be derived from the analyses and evaluation included in the safety analysis report, and amendments thereto, submitted pursuant to § 50.34 . The Commission may include such additional technical specifications as the Commission finds appropriate. ( c ) Technical specifications will include items in the following categories: ( 1 ) Safety limits, limiting safety system settings, and limiting control settings. ( i ) ( A ) Safety limits for nuclear reactors are limits upon important process variables that are found to be necessary to reasonably protect the integrity of certain physical barriers that guard against the uncontrolled release of radioactivity. If any safety limit is exceeded, the reactor must be shut down. The licensee shall notify the Commission, review the matter, and record the results of the review, including the cause of the condition and the basis for corrective action taken to preclude recurrence. Operation must not be resumed until authorized