# 10 C.F.R. § 53.735 (2026): General exemptions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P53_S53_735

## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 53.735 (2026)
- **Heading:** General exemptions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 10 CFR: Energy / Chapter I / Part 53 / Subpart F / § 53.735: § 53.735   General exemptions.

## Text

The regulations in §§ 53.725 through 53.830 do not require a license for an individual who— (a) Under the direction and in the presence of an operator or senior operator or a generally licensed reactor operator, as appropriate, manipulates the controls of a commercial nuclear plant as a part of the individual's training in a facility licensee's training program as approved by the Commission to qualify for an operator or senior operator license or a generally licensed reactor operator license there, as appropriate, under these regulations; or (b) Under the direction and in the presence of a senior operator or generally licensed reactor operator, as appropriate, manipulates the controls of a commercial nuclear plant to load or unload the fuel into, out of, or within the reactor vessel while the reactor is not operating.

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