(a) Pursuant to section 184 of the Act, the Commission consents, without individual application, to the creation of any mortgage, pledge, or other lien upon any facility not owned by the United States which is the subject of a license or upon any leasehold or other interest in such facility; provided—

1. (1) That the rights of any creditor so secured may be exercised only in compliance with and subject to the same requirements and restrictions as would apply to the licensee pursuant to the provisions of the license, the Act, and regulations issued by the Commission under the Act; and
2. (2) That no creditor so secured may take possession of the facility pursuant to the provisions of this section prior to either the issuance of a license from the Commission authorizing such possession or the transfer of the license.

(d) As used in this section—

1. (1) License includes any license under this part, which may be issued by the Commission with regard to a facility.
2. (2) Creditor includes, without implied limitation, the trustee under any mortgage, pledge or lien on a facility made to secure any creditor, any trustee or receiver of the facility appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action brought for the benefit of any creditor secured by such mortgage, pledge or lien, any purchaser of such facility at the sale thereof upon foreclosure of such mortgage, pledge, or lien or upon exercise of any power of sale contained therein, or any assignee of any such purchaser.
3. (3) Facility includes, but is not limited to, a site which is the subject of an early site permit under this part, and a reactor manufactured under an ML under this part.