Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: 95bb6c95-4469-43d8-aa77-b4d3038159b8
Document Type: cfr
Title: Definitions.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.2
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Chapter: 
Section ID: 50.2
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

Content:
fects the reactivity or power level of the reactor. Controls when used with respect to any other facility means apparatus and mechanisms, the manipulation of which could affect the chemical, physical, metallurgical, or nuclear process of the facility in such a manner as to affect the protection of health and safety against radiation. Cost of service regulation means the traditional system of rate regulation, or similar regulation, including “price cap” or “incentive” regulation, in which a rate regulatory authority generally allows an electric utility to charge its customers the reasonable and prudent costs of providing electricity services, including capital, operations, maintenance, fuel, decommissioning, and other costs required to provide such services. Decommission means to remove a facility or site safely from service and reduce residual radioactivity to a level that permits— ( 1 ) Release of the property for unrestricted use and termination of the license; or ( 2 ) Release of the property under restricted conditions and termination of the license. Deep-dose equivalent, which applies to external whole-body exposure, is the dose equivalent at a tissue depth of 1 cm (1000mg/cm 2 ). Defect means, for the purposes of § 50.55(e) of this chapter : ( 1 ) A deviation in a basic component delivered to a purchaser for use in a facility or activity subject to a construction permit under this part, if on the basis of an evaluation, the deviation could create a substantial safety hazard; or ( 2 ) The installation, use, or operation of a basic component containing, a defect as defined in paragraph (1) of this definition; or ( 3 ) A deviation in a portion of a facility subject to the construction permit of this part provided the deviation could, on the basis of an evaluation, create a substantial safety hazard. Department and Department of Energy means the Department of Energy established by the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 565,