Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 2236

Revocation of licenses

(a)

False applications; failure of performance

section 2232 of this titleAny license may be revoked for any material false statement in the application or any statement of fact required under , or because of conditions revealed by such application or statement of fact or any report, record, or inspection or other means which would warrant the Commission to refuse to grant a license on an original application, or for failure to construct or operate a facility in accordance with the terms of the construction permit or license or the technical specifications in the application, or for violation of, or failure to observe any of the terms and provisions of this chapter or of any regulation of the Commission.

(b)

Procedure

section 558(c) of title 5The Commission shall follow the provisions of in revoking any license.

(c)

Repossession of material

Upon revocation of the license, the Commission may immediately retake possession of all special nuclear material held by the licensee. In cases found by the Commission to be of extreme importance to the national defense and security or to the health and safety of the public, the Commission may recapture any special nuclear material held by the licensee or may enter upon and operate the facility prior to any of the procedures provided under subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5. Just compensation shall be paid for the use of the facility.

Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 168 Stat. 955Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8)106 Stat. 2944(, title I, § 186, as added , ; renumbered title I, , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 168 Stat. 919section 2011 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , as added by , , known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Codification

section 558(c) of title 55 U.S.C. 1008(b)5 U.S.C. 1001–101Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b)80 Stat. 631In subsecs. (b) and (c), “” and “subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5” substituted for “section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act []” and “the Administration Procedure Act [1]”, respectively, on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.