# 10 C.F.R. § 1708.108 (2026): Cooperation: Ready access to facilities, personnel, and information

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 1708.108 (2026)
- **Heading:** Cooperation: Ready access to facilities, personnel, and information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 10 CFR: Energy / Chapter XVII: DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD / Part 1708: PROCEDURES FOR SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS / § 1708.108: § 1708.108   Cooperation: Ready access to facilities, personnel, and information.

## Text

(a) Section 2286c(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, requires the Department of Energy to fully cooperate with the Board and provide the Board with ready access to such facilities, personnel, and information as the Board considers necessary, including ready access in connection with a safety investigation.
(b) Each contractor operating a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility under a contract awarded by the Secretary is also required, to the extent provided in such contract or otherwise with the contractor's consent, to fully cooperate with the Board and provide the Board with ready access to such facilities, personnel, and information of the contractor as the Board considers necessary in connection with a safety investigation.
(c) The Board may make a written request to persons or entities relevant to the safety investigation to preserve pertinent information, documents, and evidence, including electronically stored information, in order to preclude alteration or destruction of that information.

## Nearby sections

- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.100 (2026) § 1708.100   Authority to conduct safety investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_100.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.101 (2026) § 1708.101   Scope and purpose of safety investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_101.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.102 (2026) § 1708.102   Types of safety investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_102.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.103 (2026) § 1708.103   Request to conduct safety investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_103.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.104 (2026) § 1708.104   Confidentiality of safety investigations and privileged safety information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_104.md)
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- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.106 (2026) § 1708.106   Limitation on participation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_106.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.107 (2026) § 1708.107   Powers of persons conducting formal safety investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_107.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.108 (2026) § 1708.108   Cooperation: Ready access to facilities, personnel, and information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_108.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.109 (2026) § 1708.109   Rights of witnesses in safety investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_109.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.110 (2026) § 1708.110   Multiple interests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_110.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.111 (2026) § 1708.111   Sequestration of witnesses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_111.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.112 (2026) § 1708.112   Appearance and practice before the Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_112.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 1708.113 (2026) § 1708.113   Right to submit statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P1708_S1708_113.md)

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