View all text of Subchapter XV [§ 2231 - § 2243]
§ 2242. Temporary operating license
(a) Fuel loading, testing, and operation at specific power level; petition, affidavit, etc.
(b) Operation at greater power level; criteria, effect, terms and conditions, etc.; procedures applicable
With respect to any petition filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Commission may issue a temporary operating license, or amend the license to authorize temporary operation at each specific power level greater than that authorized in the initial temporary operating license, as determined by the Commission, upon finding that—
(1) in all respects other than the conduct or completion of any required hearing, the requirements of law are met;
(2) in accordance with such requirements, there is reasonable assurance that operation of the facility during the period of the temporary operating license in accordance with its terms and conditions will provide adequate protection to the public health and safety and the environment during the period of temporary operation; and
(3) denial of such temporary operating license will result in delay between the date on which construction of the facility is sufficiently completed, in the judgment of the Commission, to permit issuance of the temporary operating license, and the date when such facility would otherwise receive a final operating license pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Hearing for final operating license; suspension, issuance, compliance, etc., with temporary operating license
(d) Administrative remedies for minimization of need for license
(e) Expiration of issuing authority
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 192, as added Pub. L. 92–307, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 191; amended Pub. L. 97–415, § 11, Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2071; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; Pub. L. 103–437, § 15(f)(8), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4593.)