50.45—Standards for construction permits, operating licenses, and combined licenses.
        
        (a) 
         An applicant for an operating license or an amendment of an operating license who proposes to construct or alter a production or utilization facility will be initially granted a construction permit if the application is in conformity with and acceptable under the criteria of  §§ 50.31 through 50.38, and the standards of  §§ 50.40 through 50.43, as applicable.
    
    
        
        (b) 
         A holder of a combined license who proposes, after the Commission makes the finding under  § 52.103(g) of this chapter, to alter the licensed facility will be initially granted a construction permit if the application is in conformity with and acceptable under the criteria of  §§ 50.30 through 50.33,  § 50.34(f),  §§ 50.34a through 50.38, the standards of  §§ 50.40 through 50.43, as applicable, and  §§ 52.79 and 52.80 of this chapter.