10 CFR 50.23 : Energy (§ 1.1 To Parts 1801-1899) — (§ 1.1 To Appendix S To Part 50) — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (§ 1.1 To Appendix S To Part 50) — Domestic Licensing Of Production And Utilization Facilities (§ 50.1 To Appendix S To Part 50) — Classification And Description Of Licenses (§ 50.20 To § 50.23) — Construction permits.

A construction permit for the construction of a production or utilization facility will be issued before the issuance of a license if the application is otherwise acceptable, and will be converted upon completion of the facility and Commission action, into a license as provided in § 50.56. However, if a combined license for a nuclear power reactor is issued under part 52 of this chapter, the construction permit and operating license are deemed to be combined in a single license. A construction permit for the alteration of a production or utilization facility will be issued before the issuance of an amendment of a license, if the application for amendment is otherwise acceptable, as provided in § 50.91.