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Code · CFR · Title 10 — Energy · Part 52 — Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants · § 52.4

§ 52.4. Deliberate misconduct.

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(a)Applicability. This section applies to any:
(1)Licensee;
(2)Holder of a standard design approval;
(3)Applicant for a standard design certification;
(4)Applicant for a license or permit;
(5)Applicant for a standard design approval;
(6)Employee of a licensee;
(7)Employee of an applicant for a license, a standard design certification, or a standard design approval;
(8)Any contractor (including a supplier or consultant), subcontractor, or employee of a contractor or subcontractor of any licensee; or
(9)Any contractor (including a supplier or consultant), subcontractor, or employee of a contractor or subcontractor of any applicant for a license, a standard design certification, or a standard design approval.
(b)Definitions. For purposes of this section: Deliberate misconduct means an intentional act or omission that a person or entity knows:
(i)Would cause a licensee or an applicant for a license, standard design certification, or standard design approval to be in violation of any rule, regulation, or order; or any term, condition, or limitation, of any license, standard design certification, or standard design approval; or
(ii)Constitutes a violation of a requirement, procedure, instruction, contract, purchase order, or policy of a licensee, holder of a standard design approval, applicant for a license, standard design certification, or standard design approval, or contractor, or subcontractor.
(c)Prohibition against deliberate misconduct. Any person or entity subject to this section, who knowingly provides to any licensee, any applicant for a license, standard design certification or standard design approval, or a contractor, or subcontractor of a person or entity subject to this section, any components, equipment, materials, or other goods or services that relate to a licensee's or applicant's activities under this part, may not:
(1)Engage in deliberate misconduct that causes or would have caused, if not detected, a licensee, holder of a standard design approval, or applicant to be in violation of any rule, regulation, or order; or any term, condition, or limitation of any license issued by the Commission, any standard design approval, or standard design certification; or
(2)Deliberately submit to the NRC; a licensee, an applicant for a license, standard design certification or standard design approval; or a licensee's, standard design approval holder's, or applicant's contractor or subcontractor, information that the person submitting the information knows to be incomplete or inaccurate in some respect material to the NRC.
(d)A person or entity who violates paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section may be subject to enforcement action in accordance with the procedures in 10 CFR part 2, subpart B.
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