---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 53.1318"
title: "10"
number: "53.1318"
heading: "Finality of referenced NRC approvals, permits, and certifications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/53.1318"
---

# §53.1318. Finality of referenced NRC approvals, permits, and certifications.


If the application for a CP under this part references an early site permit, standard design approval, standard design certification, or ML, the scope and nature of matters resolved for the application are governed by the relevant provisions addressing finality, including §§ [53.1188](/cfr/10/53.1188.md), [53.1221](/cfr/10/53.1221.md), [53.1263](/cfr/10/53.1263.md), and [53.1288](/cfr/10/53.1288.md).


## 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.