Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: aea94044-0339-40e6-9b6c-b29d065964b5
Document Type: cfr
Title: Criminal penalties.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.81
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Chapter: 
Section ID: 73.81
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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§ 73.81 Criminal penalties. ( a ) Section 223 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, provides for criminal sanctions for willful violation of, attempted violation of, or conspiracy to violate, any regulation issued under sections 161b, 161i, or 161o of the Act. For purposes of section 223, all the regulations in part 73 are issued under one or more of sections 161b, 161i, or 161o, except for the sections listed in paragraph (b) of this section. ( b ) The regulations in part 73 that are not issued under sections 161b, 161i, or 161o for the purposes of section 223 are as follows: §§ 73.1 , 73.2 , 73.3 , 73.4 , 73.5 , 73.6 , 73.8 , 73.25 , 73.45 , 73.75 , 73.80 , and 73.81 . ( c ) ( 1 ) No person without authorization may carry, transport, or otherwise introduce or cause to be introduced any dangerous weapon, explosive, or other dangerous instrument or material likely to produce substantial injury or damage to persons or property into or upon a protected facility or installation. Willful violations of this provision are punishable by the criminal penalties set forth in sections 229b and 229c of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. ( 2 ) As used in this section: ( i ) “Protected facility or installation” means any production or utilization facility, high-level waste storage or disposal facility, independent spent fuel storage installation, uranium enrichment, uranium conversion, or nuclear fuel fabrication facility, but does not include those portions of such facilities that are not required under § 73.75(b) of this part to be identified by notices posted at their pedestrian and vehicle entrances, and does not include facilities described in § 73.75(c) of this part . ( ii ) “Without authorization” means not authorized as part of one's official duties to carry the weapon, explosive, or other instrument or material; ( iii ) “Dangerous weapon” includes any firearm, as defined in either 18 U.S.C. 921 or 26 U.S.C. 5845 , or dangerous weapon, as