{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-52.173","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 52.173","heading":"Duration of manufacturing license.","body":"A manufacturing license issued under this subpart may be valid for not less than 5, nor more than 15 years from the date of issuance. A holder of a manufacturing license may not initiate the manufacture of a reactor less than 3 years before the expiration of the license even though a timely application for renewal has been docketed with the NRC. Upon expiration of the manufacturing license, the manufacture of any uncompleted reactors must cease unless a timely application for renewal has been docketed with the NRC.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 52—LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND APPROVALS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS","Subpart F—Manufacturing Licenses"],"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":"fd6c26bae09e5e79176c4b6ba5f8acbfa0160a38de1fe8251ab33c22e2a4663c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-52.171","next":"us/10-cfr-52.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}