{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-53.210","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 53.210","heading":"Safety criteria for design-basis accidents.","body":"Design features and programmatic controls must be provided for each commercial nuclear plant such that identification and analyses of design-basis accidents (DBAs) in accordance with § 53.240 demonstrate the following:\n(a) An individual located at any point on the boundary of the exclusion area for any 2-hour period following the onset of the postulated fission product release would not receive a radiation dose in excess of 25 rem (250 millisieverts) total effective dose equivalent (TEDE); and\n(b) An individual located at any point on the outer boundary of the low-population zone who is exposed to the radioactive cloud resulting from the postulated fission product release (during the entire period of its passage) would not receive a radiation dose in excess of 25 rem (250 millisieverts) TEDE. 1","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 53—RISK-INFORMED, TECHNOLOGY-INCLUSIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR PLANTS","Subpart B—Technology-Inclusive Safety Requirements"],"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":"69a4b051dc5175fe168f6e68fd17061a8783e65b01382cdfc96b9485d6dcfe85","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-53.120","next":"us/10-cfr-53.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}