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10 CFR §75.26 — Exemption from IAEA safeguards.

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  1. (a)The U.S. Government may request from the IAEA an exemption from IAEA safeguards with respect to nuclear material of the following types:
    1. (1)Source and special nuclear material in gram quantities or less as a sensing component in instruments;
    2. (2)Nuclear material used in nonnuclear activities; and
    3. (3)Plutonium with an isotopic concentration of plutonium-238 exceeding 80 percent.
  2. (b)Nuclear material exempted under paragraph (a) of this section must not exceed the quantity limits specified in the Safeguards Agreements.
  3. (c)The NRC shall provide a prompt notification of an exemption issued by the IAEA to the applicable licensee, certificate holder, or nuclear material outside facilities.