{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-53.400","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 53.400","heading":"Design features for licensing-basis events.","body":"(a) Design features must be provided for each commercial nuclear plant such that, when combined with corresponding human actions and programmatic controls, the plant will satisfy the safety criteria defined in §§ 53.210 and 53.220.\n(b) Design features must ensure that the safety functions identified in § 53.230 are fulfilled during licensing-basis events (LBEs).","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 53—RISK-INFORMED, TECHNOLOGY-INCLUSIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR PLANTS","Subpart C—Design and Analysis 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":"343939d3a40da1f94621b905046b3b9049fb3a5f89cbdb147d32429e7a91ef9f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-53.270","next":"us/10-cfr-53.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}