---
kind: "unit"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Energy"
key: "chI/part53"
level: "part"
label: "Part 53"
heading: "Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/chI-part53"
sections_count: 227
---

# Part 53 — Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants

Title 10 C.F.R. — Energy › Chapter I — Nuclear Regulatory Commission

## Sections

- [§53.000. Purpose.](/cfr/10/53.000.md)

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Technology-Inclusive Safety Requirements](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Design and Analysis Requirements](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Siting Requirements](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Construction and Manufacturing Requirements](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Requirements for Operation](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Decommissioning Requirements](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Maintaining and Revising Licensing-Basis Information](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartI.md)
- [Subpart J — Reporting and Other Administrative Requirements](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartJ.md)
- [Subpart K-L — Subparts K-L [Reserved]](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartK-L.md)
- [Subpart M — Enforcement](/cfr/10/chI-part53-subpartM.md)