{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-50.45","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 50.45","heading":"Standards for construction permits, operating licenses, and combined licenses.","body":"(a) An applicant for an operating license or an amendment of an operating license who proposes to construct or alter a production or utilization facility will be initially granted a construction permit if the application is in conformity with and acceptable under the criteria of §§ 50.31 through 50.38, and the standards of §§ 50.40 through 50.43, as applicable.\n(b) A holder of a combined license who proposes, after the Commission makes the finding under § 52.103(g) of this chapter, to alter the licensed facility will be initially granted a construction permit if the application is in conformity with and acceptable under the criteria of §§ 50.30 through 50.33, § 50.34(f), §§ 50.34a through 50.38, the standards of §§ 50.40 through 50.43, as applicable, and §§ 52.79 and 52.80 of this chapter.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 50—DOMESTIC LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"03740ddcdc9ad7757fc2b9d5d476074d351abdba698520771a2b52a377cb26b5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-50.44","next":"us/10-cfr-50.46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}