---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 1.36"
title: "10"
number: "1.36"
heading: "Office of Investigations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/1.36"
---

# §1.36. Office of Investigations.


The Office of Investigations (OI)—

- (a) Conducts investigations of licensees, applicants, their contractors or vendors, including the investigation of all allegations of wrongdoing by other than NRC employees and contractors;
- (b) Maintains current awareness of inquiries and inspections by other NRC offices to identify the need for formal investigations;
- (c) Makes appropriate referrals to the Department of Justice;
- (d) Maintains liaison with other agencies and organizations to ensure the timely exchange of information of mutual interest; and
- (e) **Issues subpoenas where necessary or appropriate for the conduct of investigations.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 53315, Dec. 28, 1989]

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 23, 25, 29, 161, 191 (42 U.S.C. 2033, 2035, 2039, 2201, 2241); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 203, 204, 205, 209 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5843, 5844, 5845, 5849); Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552, 553); Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Reorganization Plans).

### Source

Source: 52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[54 FR 53315, Dec. 28, 1989]