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Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities

10 CFR Part 820 establishes procedural rules governing conduct of persons involved in DOE nuclear activities to ensure compliance with DOE Nuclear Safety Requirements. The regulation defines key terms, enforcement processes, and administrative procedures, with Naval nuclear propulsion activities excluded from certain interpretations and exemptions provisions under the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors.

Official Seal and Distinguishing Flag

This regulation prescribes the official seal and distinguishing flag of the Department of Energy, detailing their design, custody, and authorized uses. The seal features a green shield with a gold lightning bolt and symbolic energy technology representations (sun, atom, oil derrick, windmill, dynamo) beneath an eagle crest on a blue field. The Secretary or designees may affix replicas, reproductions, and embossing seals to documents, certifications, and materials for authorized purposes including display in DOE facilities, official awards, and audiovisual media.

Office of Hearings and Appeals Procedural Regulations

10 CFR Part 1003 establishes procedural regulations for the Department of Energy's Office of Hearings and Appeals, defining processes for informal adjudications and relief requests regarding DOE actions. The regulation provides standard rules of practice for proceedings under the Office's jurisdiction, including adjustment requests, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, and definitions of key procedural terms.

Records Maintained on Individuals (Privacy Act)

10 CFR Part 1008 implements the Privacy Act of 1974 for the Department of Energy, establishing procedures for maintaining and handling records about individuals across all DOE divisions, FERC personnel records maintained by DOE, and DOE contractors. The regulation defines key terms and lists DOE locations subject to these privacy requirements.

DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program

10 CFR Part 708 establishes procedures for DOE contractor employees to file complaints alleging retaliation for disclosing information about dangers to public or worker health and safety, substantial law violations, or gross mismanagement; for participating in Congressional proceedings; or for refusing dangerous activities. The rule defines key terms, establishes complaint processing mechanisms, and outlines dispute resolution procedures administered by DOE's Office of Employee Concerns and Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the Commission

Permits for Access to Restricted Data

10 CFR Part 725 establishes procedures for issuing Access Permits that authorize qualified persons to access Restricted Data related to civil uses of atomic energy, including data on atomic weapons design, special nuclear material production, and nuclear energy applications. The regulation defines permit terms, conditions, available information categories, and DOE's Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security authority to issue, amend, renew, suspend, or revoke permits.

Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program

10 CFR Part 850 establishes a Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program for DOE offices, contractors, and workers at DOE facilities with beryllium exposure. The rule defines key terms including action levels, authorized persons, beryllium workers, and emergency conditions, and specifies worker protection provisions for airborne beryllium concentrations. It supplements the worker safety program under 10 CFR Part 851 and applies to all DOE activities involving beryllium exposure, except articles and certain laboratory operations.

General Policy for Pricing and Charging for Materials and Services Sold by DOE

10 CFR Part 1009 establishes DOE's pricing policy for materials and services sold to non-federal entities. Prices are generally set at full cost (direct plus allocable costs), with exceptions allowing commercial rates or lower prices for byproduct materials. The regulation defines cost accounting terms and applies to all DOE elements except FERC.

Counterintelligence Evaluation Program

10 CFR Part 709 establishes the Department of Energy's Counterintelligence Evaluation Program, defining procedures for counterintelligence evaluations of DOE employees and contractor employees. The rule sets guidelines for polygraph examinations to assess eligibility for access to classified information and special nuclear material, while protecting individual rights through defined adverse personnel action standards and counterintelligence evaluation processes.

Worker Safety and Health Program

10 CFR Part 851 establishes mandatory worker safety and health program requirements for contractors at Department of Energy sites. The rule requires safe and healthful workplaces, procedures for investigating violations, and appropriate remedies. It excludes work regulated by OSHA, naval nuclear propulsion operations, radiological hazards covered by other CFR parts, and transportation to/from DOE sites.

Waiver of Patent Rights

The Department of Energy waives its patent rights under the Atomic Energy Act for inventions and discoveries resulting from DOE-supplied source materials, special nuclear materials, heavy water, radioactive and stable isotopes, and irradiation services provided by national laboratories (Oak Ridge, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Argonne, and Brookhaven), except where DOE or contractor personnel perform the irradiation work or specific written agreements apply.

Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material

Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants

Energy Planning and Management Program

The Energy Planning and Management Program (EPAMP) under 10 CFR Part 905 establishes requirements for Western Area Power Administration customers to support energy policy objectives through integrated resource planning, demand-side management, energy efficiency investments, renewable energy development, and mandatory reporting on energy efficiency and renewable energy activities.

Physical Protection of Plants and Materials

Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act

This regulation implements section 708 of the Defense Production Act, allowing the Secretary of Energy to approve voluntary agreements with domestic nuclear energy companies to develop preparedness programs and expand productive capacity for national defense. Agreements require written Secretary approval and Attorney General clearance, expire after 5 years unless renewed, and void any conflicting provisions.

Specific Domestic Licenses of Broad Scope for Byproduct Material

Conduct of Employees and Former Employees

10 CFR Part 1010 establishes ethical conduct standards for Department of Energy employees and former employees. It requires DOE employees to comply with executive branch ethical conduct, financial disclosure, and employee responsibility regulations; mandates reporting of fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption to the Inspector General; and sets procedures for former executive branch employees to communicate scientific or technological information to DOE under post-employment conflict-of-interest exemptions.

Byproduct Material

10 CFR Part 962 defines 'byproduct material' under the Atomic Energy Act for DOE facilities as any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) produced or made radioactive by exposure to radiation during special nuclear material production or use. For RCRA compliance, only actual radionuclides in DOE-owned radioactive waste are covered; nonradioactive hazardous components remain subject to separate RCRA regulation.

Medical Use of Byproduct Material

Standard Specifications for the Granting of Patent Licenses

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; Procedures for Special Assessment of Domestic Utilities

This regulation establishes procedures for assessing domestic utilities that purchased uranium enrichment separative work units (SWUs) from the Department of Energy between 1945 and October 23, 1992. Utilities are assessed annually based on their proportional share of DOE-produced SWUs, with assessments funding the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund under the Atomic Energy Act.

Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material

Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities

Yucca Mountain Site Suitability Guidelines

10 CFR Part 963 establishes DOE methods and criteria for determining whether the Yucca Mountain site is suitable as a geologic repository for nuclear waste. The regulation defines key terms including applicable radiation protection standards for preclosure and postclosure periods, barriers to prevent radionuclide movement, engineered barrier systems, and design requirements for isolating waste from the accessible environment.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

10 CFR Part 1004 establishes Department of Energy procedures for implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), defining how DOE offices process public records requests, categorize requesters, calculate direct costs for copying and searching, and handle appeals. FERC is excluded from these regulations.

Administrative False Claims and Procedures

This regulation implements the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, establishing administrative procedures for the Department of Energy to impose civil penalties and assessments against persons who submit false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims or statements. It defines key terms such as claims, statements, and benefits, and specifies the roles of Administrative Law Judges and investigating officials in the enforcement process.

Patent Waiver Regulation

10 CFR Part 784 establishes the Department of Energy's procedures for waiving U.S. government patent rights in inventions developed under DOE contracts, grants, and agreements. The Secretary may waive rights when determined to serve the public interest, with objectives including rapid dissemination of energy R&D benefits, commercial utilization of inventions, private sector participation in DOE programs, and promotion of competition to prevent market concentration.

Public Records

Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material

Intergovernmental Review of Department of Energy Programs and Activities

This regulation implements Executive Order 12372 to establish an intergovernmental review process for Department of Energy federal financial assistance and direct federal development programs. It requires DOE to consult with state and local governments, accommodate their concerns, and coordinate reviews across jurisdictions, while fostering federalism through reliance on state review processes.

Consent for Access to Information on Department of Energy Computers

This regulation establishes minimum requirements for individuals accessing Department of Energy computers, mandating written consent acknowledging no expectation of privacy and permitting authorized investigative agency access during employment and for three years thereafter. DOE contractors must obtain and maintain written acknowledgments from employees and subcontractor employees before granting computer access.

Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrences

10 CFR Part 840 establishes administrative criteria for determining "extraordinary nuclear occurrences" under DOE contractor indemnity agreements. It sets thresholds for substantial discharge or dispersal of source, special nuclear, or byproduct material and offsite radiation levels, then requires evaluation of whether substantial damages to persons or property offsite have occurred or are probable. The criteria are distinct from health and safety regulatory limits and apply to DOE contractor activities covered by nuclear hazards indemnity provisions.

Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers: Inspection and Investigations

Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging

Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to Restricted Data or National Security Information or an Employment Clearance

Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators

DOE Patent Licensing Regulations

DOE patent licensing regulations establish procedures for granting nonexclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive licenses to inventions from DOE-supported research and development. The Secretary of Energy determines license grants based on U.S. national interests. The regulations define appeal rights for denied applicants, terminated licensees, and third-party objectors, with appeals filed to the Deputy General Counsel within 30 days of agency action.

Procedural Rules for the Assessment of Civil Penalties for Classified Information Security Violations

This regulation establishes procedural rules for assessing civil penalties against DOE contractors and subcontractors who violate classified information security requirements, including safeguarding of Restricted Data and national security information. Civil penalties may reach $187,668 per violation. The rules apply to entities with DOE contracts entered after October 5, 1999, but exclude individual employees and cap total penalties to annual DOE fees for certain entities.

Occupational Radiation Protection

10 CFR Part 835 establishes occupational radiation protection standards and limits for DOE activities to protect workers from ionizing radiation. The regulation defines scope, exclusions (NRC-licensed activities, naval reactors, medical uses, foreign territory operations), and requires compliance with occupational dose limits. Key concepts include accountable sealed sources, airborne radioactivity, and ALARA principles for minimizing radiation exposure.

Trespassing on Department of Energy Property

This regulation prohibits unauthorized entry onto Department of Energy facilities and properties, and bars the carrying or introduction of weapons, explosives, or dangerous materials onto such premises. Violations of trespass or unauthorized introduction of dangerous items are punishable by fines up to $5,000 for basic infractions, or up to $100,000 and one year imprisonment for violations involving enclosed structures. DOE must post notices at facility entrances and perimeters.

Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure

Statement of Organization and General Information

Salary Offset Procedures for Collecting Debts Owed by Federal Employees to the Federal Government

Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material

Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities

10 CFR Part 810 regulates U.S. persons' participation in foreign atomic energy activities involving special nuclear material. It identifies generally authorized activities, those requiring Secretary authorization (including uranium/thorium conversion, plutonium processing, fuel fabrication, isotope separation, reactor development, and reprocessing), and establishes reporting requirements and civil penalties for violations. Excludes exports already authorized by other agencies and publicly available information.

Air Transportation of Plutonium

10 CFR Part 871 authorizes the DOE Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs to permit air transportation of plutonium under national security and public health exemptions. Air shipments are allowed for atomic weapons development, international defense cooperation, and emergency response when air transport is necessary due to security concerns, safety considerations, item preservation, or to prevent harm to national security. All authorizations must be recorded and reported to NNSA within 24 hours.

Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities

The Coordinated Interagency Transmission Authorizations and Permits Program (CITAP) streamlines federal permitting for electric transmission facilities by coordinating multi-agency authorizations and establishing binding deadlines. The rule creates an Integrated Interagency Pre-Application Process enabling DOE to prepare a unified environmental review document under NEPA and coordinate compliance with endangered species protections and historic preservation requirements while promoting early stakeholder engagement.