42 U.S.C. § 2132

Utilization and production facilities for industrial or commercial purposes

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(a) Issuance of licenses

Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), or otherwise specifically authorized by law, any license hereafter issued for a utilization or production facility for industrial or commercial purposes shall be issued pursuant to section 2133 of this title.

(b) Facilities constructed or operated under section 2134(b)

Any license hereafter issued for a utilization or production facility for industrial or commercial purposes, the construction or operation of which was licensed pursuant to section 2134(b) of this title prior to enactment into law of this subsection, shall be issued under section 2134(b) of this title.

(c) Cooperative Power Reactor Demonstration facilities

Any license for a utilization or production facility for industrial or commercial purposes constructed or operated under an arrangement with the Commission entered into under the Cooperative Power Reactor Demonstration Program shall, except as otherwise specifically required by applicable law, be issued under section 2134(b) of this title.

(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 102, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 936; amended Pub. L. 91–560, § 3, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1472; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)Editorial NotesAmendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–560 substituted provisions authorizing Commission to issue licenses for a utilization or production facility for industrial or commercial purposes under section 2133, except that license may be issued under section 2134(b), for such utilization or production facility, construction or operation of which was licensed under section 2134(b) before December 19, 1970 or constructed or operated under an arrangement with Commission entered into under Cooperative Power Reactor Demonstration Program, for provisions authorizing Commission to issue licenses pursuant to section 2133 of this title on a determination that such utilization or production facility has been sufficiently developed to be of practical value for industrial or commercial purposes.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: Ft. Pierce Utils. Auth. v. United States, 606 F.2d 986 (D.C. Cir. 1979).
Ft. Pierce Utils. Auth. v. United States, 606 F.2d 986 (D.C. Cir. 1979). · cites it 6× “Atomic Energy Act § 102(a), 42 U.S.C. § 2132 (a) (1976). Thereafter, the Commission, when licensing “utilization or production facilitpes] for industrial or commercial purposes,” was required to issue “commercial” licenses under section 103, rather than “research and…”
Citizens for Safe Power, Inc., & Audubon Naturalist Council v. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co., Intervenor, 524 F.2d 1291 (D.C. Cir. 1975). “§ 2134 (d)), applicable by reason of Section 102(b) ( 42 U.S.C. § 2132 (b)) and 10 CFR § 50 .-57(a)(6), require a finding that issuance of the license will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public.”
Cities of Statesville v. Atomic Energy Comm'n, 441 F.2d 962 (D.C. Cir. 1969). · cites it 2× “APPENDIX 42 U.S.C. § 2132 (1964), § 102 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954: Whenever the Commission has made a finding in writing that any type of utili *978 zation or production facility has been sufficiently developed to be of practical value for industrial or commercial…”
Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local 97 v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 950 F. Supp. 1227 (N.D.N.Y. 1996). “2d 460 (1978) (citing 42 U.S.C. §§ 2132 , 2133, 2201). The “regulatory scheme .”
Gautney v. Tennessee Valley Auth. Bd. of Directors, 9 F. Supp. 3d 1245 (N.D. Ala. 2014). “Until employees satisfy this and other qualification requirements, nuclear licensees “may not allow any individual to perform any security function, assume any security duties or responsibilities, or return to security duty.”
Iowa Elec. Light & Power Co. v. Local Union 204 of the Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, 834 F.2d 1424 (8th Cir. 1987). “2d 460 (1978) (citing 42 U.S.C. §§ 2132 , 2133, 2201). The “regulatory scheme .”
Am. Pub. Power Ass'n v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'n, 990 F.2d 1309 (D.C. Cir. 1993). · cites it 4× “1472 (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2132 et seq. (1988)). Congress deleted the “practical value” finding requirement and instructed the AEC to grant all future licenses under section 103.”
Daniel Constr. Co., A Div. of Daniel Int'l Corp. v. Local 257, Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, 856 F.2d 1174 (8th Cir. 1988). “2d 460 (1978) (citing 42 U.S.C. §§ 2132 , 2133, 2201). The “regulatory scheme .”
(PC) Grayson v. Sacramento Cnty. Jail (E.D. Cal. 2024). “Americans with Disabilities Act 23 Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2132 applies to 24 inmates detained in county jails.”
G. Daniel Walker v. Sec'y of Corr., et al. (E.D. Cal. 2025). “Procedural History 21 This case was originally filed in state court and was subsequently removed to this court. 22 ECF No. 1. On screening, the court determined that plaintiff had stated claims under the ADA 23 and RA against the Warden of California Health Care Facility (CHCF)…”
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