709 



(d) Limitations. 



No license under this section may be given to any 

 person for activities which are not under or within 

 the jurisdiction of the United States, except for the 

 export of production or utilization facilities under 

 terms of an agreement for cooperation arranged 

 pursuant to section 2153 of this title, or except under 

 the provisions of section 2139 of this title. No 

 license may be issued to an alien or any ' any corpo- 

 ration or other entity if the Commission knows or 

 has reason to believe it is owned, controlled, or domi- 

 nated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign 

 government. In any event, no license may be issued 

 to any person within the United States if, in the 

 opinion of the Commission, the issuance of a license 

 to such person would be inimical to the common 

 defense and security or to the health and safety of 

 the public. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 103. as added 

 Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 936, and amended 

 Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 1015, §§ 12, 13, 70 Stat 1071: Dec. 19. 

 1970, Pub. L. 91-560, § 4, 84 Stat. 1472.) 



Amendments 



1970 — Subsec (a) Pub L 91-560 eliminated the re- 

 quirement of a finding of practical value under section 

 2132 and substituted "utilization and production facili- 

 ties for industrial or commercial purposes" for "such type 

 of utilization or production facility". 



1956 — Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 6, 1956. § 12, inserted the 

 word "use." between the words "possess." and "import". 



Subsec (d). Act Aug 6. 1956. § 13, Inserted the words 

 "an alien or any" between the words "Issued to" and the 

 words "any corporation". 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is referred to In sections 2014. 2019, 2020. 

 2061. 2073, 2076 2093, 2131. 2132, 2134, 2135. 2136. 2138. 

 2153. 2154. 2165, 2183. 2201, 2209, 2210, 2232, 2239, 2282 

 of this title. 



§ 2134. Medical therapy, research, and development li- 

 censes: limitations. 



<a) The Commission is authorized to issue 

 licenses to persons applying therefor for utilization 

 facilities for use in medical therapy. In issuing such 

 licenses the Commis.sion is directed to permit the 

 widest amount of effective medical therapy possible 

 with the amount of special nuclear material avail- 

 able for such purposes and to impose the minimum 

 amount of regulation consistent with its obligations 

 under this chapter to promote the common defense 

 and security and to protect the health and safety 

 of the public. 



(b> As provided for in subsection (b) or fc> of 

 section 2132 of this title, or where specifically author- 

 ized by law, the Commission is authorized to issue 

 licesses under this subsection to persons applying 

 therefor for utilization and production facilities for 

 industrial and commercial purposes. In issuing li- 

 censes under this subsection, the Commission shall 

 impose the minimum amount of such regulations 

 and terms of license as will permit the Commission 

 to fulfill its obligations under this chapter. 



(c) The Commission is authorized to issue 

 licenses to persons applying therefor for utilization 

 and production facilities useful in the conduct of re- 

 search and development activities of the types speci- 

 fied in section 2051 of this title and which are not 



■ So In original. 



facilities of the type specified in subsection (b) of 

 this section. The Commission is directed to impose 

 only such minimum amount of regulation of the 

 licensee as the Commission finds will permit the 

 Commission to fulfill its obligations under this chap- 

 ter to promote the common defense and security 

 and to protect the health and safety of the public 

 and will permit the conduct of widespread and di- 

 verse research and development. 



(d) No license under this section may be given 

 to any person for activities which are not under or 

 within the jurisdiction of the United States, except 

 for the export of production or utiUzation facilities 

 under terms of an agreement for cooperation 

 arranged pursuant to section 2153 of this title or ex- 

 cept under the provisions of section 2139 of this title. 

 No license may be issued to any corporation or other 

 entity if the Commission knows or has reason to be- 

 lieve it is owned, controlled, or dominated by an 

 alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign govern- 

 ment. In any event, no license may be issued to any 

 person within the United States if, in the opinion 

 of the Commission, the issuance of a license to such 

 person would be inimical to the common defense and 

 security or to the health and safety of the public. 

 (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724. § 104. as added Aug. 30, 1954, 

 ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 937, and amended Dec. 19, 1970, 

 •Pub. L. 91-560, § 5, 84 SUt. 1472.1 



Amendments 

 1970 — Subsec (b). Pub L 91-560 substituted provi- 

 sions authorizing the Issue of licenses for utilization or 

 production facilities for industrial or commercial pur- 

 poses (1) where specifically authorized by law or (U) 

 where the facility was constructed or operated under an 

 arrangement with the Commission entered into under the 

 cooperative power reactor demonstration program, and 

 the applicable statutory authorization does not require 

 licensing under section 2133. or (lin where the facility 

 was theretofore licensed under section 2134(b), for p»o- 

 visions authorizing the issue of licenses for utilization 

 and production facilities involved in the conduct of re- 

 search and development activities leading to the demon- 

 stration of the practical value of such facilities for 

 industrial and commercial purposes. 



Cross References 

 Nonprofit educational InstituSiDn exempt from finan- 

 cial protection requirement, see section 2210 (k) of this 

 title. 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is referred to in sections 2014. 2061. 2073. 

 2074. 2076, 2093. 2131. 2132. 2135. 2136. 2138, 2153, 2154, 

 2165, 2183, 2201. 2209. 2210. 2232. 2239. 2282 of this title 



§ 2136. Classes of facilities. 

 The Commission may — 



(a) group the facilities licensed either under sec- 

 tion 2133 or 2134 of this title into classes which 

 may include either production or utilization facili- 

 ties or both, upon the basis of the similarity of 

 operating and technical characteristics of the 

 facilities; 



(b) define the various activities to be carried on 

 at each such class of facility: and 



(c) designate the amounts of special nuclear ma- 

 terial available for use by each such facility. (Aug. 

 1, 1946, ch. 724, § 106, as added Aug, 30, 1954, ch. 

 1073, § 1,68 Stat. 938.) 



