---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 53.1200"
title: "10"
number: "53.1200"
heading: "Standard design approvals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/53.1200"
---

# §53.1200. Standard design approvals.


[Sections 53.1200 through 53.1221](/cfr/10/53.1200..53.1221.md) set out procedures for the filing, NRC staff review, and referral to the ACRS of standard designs, or major portions thereof, for a commercial nuclear plant under this part.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 101, 103, 108, 122, 147, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2138, 2152, 2167, 2169, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2235, 2236, 2237, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 306 (42 U.S.C. 10226); National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note; Pub. L. 115-439, 132 Stat. 5571.

### Source

Source: 91 FR 15794, Mar. 30, 2026, unless otherwise noted.