CFR > Title 10 - Energy > CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION > PART 140—FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS > SUBPART B—Provisions Applicable Only to Applicants and Licensees Other Than Federal Agencies and Nonprofit Educational Institutions (§140.10 to §140.22) > 140.21—Licensee guarantees of payment of deferred premiums.

140.21—Licensee guarantees of payment of deferred premiums.

Each licensee required to have and maintain financial protection for each nuclear reactor as determined in § 140.11(a)(4) shall at the issuance of the license and annually, on the anniversary of the date on which the indemnity agreement is effective, provide evidence to the Commission that it maintains one of the following types of guarantee of payment of deferred premium in an amount of $17.5 million for each reactor he is licensed to operate:
(a) Surety bond,
(b) Letter of credit,
(c) Revolving credit/term loan arrangement,
(d) Maintenance of escrow deposits of government securities,
(e) Annual certified financial statement showing either that a cash flow (i.e., cash available to a company after all operating expenses, taxes, interest charges, and dividends have been paid) can be generated and would be available for payment of retrospective premiums within three (3) months after submission of the statement, or a cash reserve or a combination of cash flow and cash reserve, or
(f) Such other type of guarantee as may be approved by the Commission.

Code of Federal Regulations

[42 FR 50, Jan. 3, 1977, as amended at 71 FR 15012, Mar. 27, 2006; 74 FR 62686, Dec. 1, 2009]