Nuclear Regulatory Commission
72 Federal Register documents from Nuclear Regulatory Commission, last 60 days.
Entergy Operations Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; License Amendment Application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-6, issued to Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee), for operation of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). The proposed amendment would revise the technical ...
Performance Review Board for Senior Executive Service
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced appointments to the NRC Performance Review Board (PRB) responsible for making recommendations on performance appraisal ratings and performance awards for NRC Senior Executives and Senior Level System employees and appointments to the NRC PRB Panel responsible for ...
Last Energy, Inc; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received the first part of a two-part phased construction permit application from Last Energy, Inc., (Last Energy), requesting a limited work authorization (LWA) for a proposed utilization facility at the Caldwell Site in Caldwell County, Texas.
Streamlining Contested Adjudications in Licensing Proceedings
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, agency, or Commission) is revising the agency's rules of practice and procedure to streamline contested adjudications in NRC licensing proceedings in response to the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024 (ADVANCE Act) and ...
Sunshine Act Meetings
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas, LLC: Standardized NUHOMS® Horizontal Modular Storage System for Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Certificate of Compliance No. 1004, Renewed Amendment No. 19
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of November 9, 2026, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2026. This direct final rule amended the TN Americas, LLC Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System for Irradiated ...
Application for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received, and is considering approval of one amendment request. The license amendment request is for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. For the license amendment request, the NRC proposes to determine that it involves no significant hazards consideration ...
Sunshine Act Meetings
Alternatives to the Use of Credit Ratings
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is discontinuing the rulemaking activity, "Alternatives to the Use of Credit Ratings." This rulemaking activity will no longer be reported in the NRC's portion of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the Unified Agenda).
Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc.; Export License Renewal Application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering approval of an export application, received on August 21, 2026, from Perma-Fix Northwest Richland, Inc. (Perma-Fix). In the application, Perma-Fix seeks to amend and renew existing license, XW027/02, authorizing the export of radioactive waste to Germany. The ...
Global Laser Enrichment, LLC; Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility; Final Environmental Impact Statement
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a final environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding a license application from Global Laser Enrichment, LLC (GLE) to construct and operate the Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility. The EIS evaluates the environmental impacts of the proposed action of issuing a ...
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting nominations for the position of an Interventional Radiologist on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Nominees should currently be practicing as an Interventional Radiologist.
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting nominations for the position of Nuclear Pharmacist on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Nominees should be a currently practicing nuclear pharmacist.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to ...
NRC Reviews of Reactor Designs Previously Authorized by U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to facilitate direct leveraging of prior U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War authorizations of demonstration reactors into the NRC's licensing reviews of commercial reactor facility applications that reference those designs. This ...
Regulatory Guide: Acceptability of ASME OM-2 Code, Component Testing Requirements at Nuclear Facilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of August 18, 2026, for Revision 0 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.220, "Acceptability of ASME OM-2 Code, Component Testing Requirements at Nuclear Facilities." The RG was noticed in the Federal Register on June 4, 2026, with a follow up ...
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Irradiated Fuel Reprocessing Plants
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking (PRM) from Howard L. Hall, Ph.D., dated August 14, 2026, requesting that the NRC remove the exclusion of irradiated fuel reprocessing plants and establish material control and accounting requirements appropriate to that facility class. ...
Information Collection: Domestic Licensing of Source Material
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, "Domestic Licensing of Source Material."
Draft NUREG: Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft report entitled, NUREG-1307, Revision 21, "Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities." This report, which is revised periodically, explains the formula ...
Palisades Energy, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; License Amendment
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) has issued an amendment under exigent circumstances to Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) No. DPR-20, issued to Palisades Energy, LLC (the licensee), for operation of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades, PNP). The amendment modifies the PNP Updated ...
SMR, LLC; Palisades SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice each week, for four consecutive weeks, beginning October 1, 2026, of receipt and availability of the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization (LWA) request, from SMR, LLC, on behalf of ...
Issuance of Multiple Exemptions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of six exemptions in response to requests as detailed in the available documents.
740th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2026
Sunshine Act Meetings
SMR, LLC; Palisades SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice each week, for four consecutive weeks, beginning October 1, 2026, of receipt and availability of the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization (LWA) request, from SMR, LLC, on behalf of ...
AP1000 Design Certification Renewal
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to renew the AP1000 design certification and incorporate Revision 20 of the AP1000 design control document. The purpose of this rulemaking action is to update the AP1000 design to be consistent with changes made to the design during the ...
AP1000 Design Certification Renewal
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to renew the AP1000 design certification and incorporate Revision 20 of the AP1000 design control document. The purpose of this rulemaking action is to update the AP1000 design to be consistent with changes made to the design during the ...
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to ...
Sunshine Act Meetings
Fermi America LLC (dba Fermi America); Project Matador Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus AP1000 Units 1-4; Project Matador Nuclear Units 1-4; Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The draft EIS is in response to a Combined License (COL) application submitted by Fermi America for the proposed construction and operation of four AP1000 advanced passive pressurized-water ...
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on October 26-27, 2026. Agenda items to be discussed during the public session include: a presentation on the outcome of the pilot on exploring using AI to search data in the ...
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Blue Energy Global, Inc.; Blue Energy Center-Port of Victoria Nuclear Unit 1; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization (LWA) request, from Blue Energy Global, Inc., for a single-unit BWRX-300 plant to be located at the Blue Energy Center in Victoria, Texas. The unit is named Blue ...
SMR, LLC; Palisades SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice each week, for four consecutive weeks, beginning October 1, 2026, of receipt and availability of the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization (LWA) request, from SMR, LLC, on behalf of ...
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is republishing 13 Privacy Act systems of records notices (SORNs) following a comprehensive review. Eight notices include only minor administrative updates, one is unchanged, ...
Applications for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) received, and is considering approval of, two requests to amend three licenses. The license amendment requests are for Cooper Nuclear Station and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. For each license amendment request, the NRC proposes to ...
Sunshine Act Meetings
Information Collection: Information Collections Contained in the Sunset Rule
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on this proposed information collection. The information collection is entitled, "Information Collections Contained in the Sunset Rule."
Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1; Construction Permit and Record of Decision
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is providing notice of the issuance of Construction Permit (CP) No. CPAR-2 to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1 reactor facility and the associated record of decision (ROD).
Exemptions From Materials Licensing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending several regulations for byproduct, source, and special nuclear material by expanding how certain nuclear material can be safely used without a license. This action is responsive to the NRC's mission to enable safe, efficient, and reliable licensing and ...
Exemptions From Materials Licensing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend several regulations for byproduct, source, and special nuclear material by expanding how certain nuclear material can be safely used without a license. This proposed action would be responsive to the NRC's mission to enable safe, efficient, and ...
State of Indiana: Discontinuance of Certain Commission Regulatory Authority Within the State, Notice of Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Indiana
This notice is announcing that on September 24, 2026, Ho K. Nieh, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission), and Governor Michael Braun of the State of Indiana, signed an Agreement as authorized by Section 274b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act or AEA). Under the ...
Sunshine Act Meetings
SMR, LLC; Palisades SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice each week, for four consecutive weeks, beginning October 1, 2026, of receipt and availability of the first part of a phased construction permit application, including a limited work authorization (LWA) request, from SMR, LLC, on behalf of ...
NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security; Correction and Confirmation of Effective Date
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice that was published in the Federal Register on August 11, 2026. The NRC published a direct final rule amending its regulations by streamlining procedural provisions related to information withholding and post-promulgation comment periods; aligning the ...
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to ...
Sunshine Act Meetings
Homestake Mining Company of California; Grants Reclamation Project; License Amendment Application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an application for an amendment of License No. SUA-1471 (Docket No. 040- 08903) which would authorize Homestake Mining Company of California (HMC) for its former conventional uranium mill near Grants, New Mexico, known as the Grants Reclamation Project, to ...
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Christopher M. Crane Clean Energy Center; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), as the lead agency, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF), as a cooperating agency, are issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) evaluating the reasonably foreseeable environmental ...
Regulatory Enhancements for Reactor Licensing, Decommissioning, and Operational Oversight
Consistent with Executive Order 14300, "Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," the NRC is conducting a review and wholesale revision of its regulations. This proposed rule primarily aims to provide regulatory enhancements for reactor licensing, decommissioning, and operational oversight and is one ...
In the Matter of the Department of the Air Force; Confirmatory Order Modifying License
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Confirmatory Order to the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to document commitments made as part of a settlement agreement made between the NRC and DAF following an alternative dispute resolution mediation session held on July 22 and 23, 2026. The mediation ...
Information Collection: Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement, Maintenance of Existing Agreement State Programs, Requests for Information Through the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) Questionnaire, and Agreement State Participation in IMPEP
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, "Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption ...
Information Collection: Notice of Enforcement Discretion (NOED) for Operating Power Reactors and Gaseous Diffusion Plants (GDP), NRC Enforcement Policy
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, "Notice of Enforcement Discretion (NOED) for Operating Power Reactors and Gaseous Diffusion ...
Information Collection: NRC Form 974, Privacy Act Complaints, Concerns or Questions Form
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 974, "Privacy Act Complaints, Concerns or Questions Form."
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Information Collection: Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control Over Special Nuclear Material
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, "Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control Over Special Nuclear ...
Information Collection: NUREG/BR-0254, Payment Methods, and Authorization for Payment by Credit Card on Pay.gov
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NUREG/BR-0254, "Payment Methods," and "Authorization for Payment by Credit Card on Pay.gov."
Regulatory Guides: Design-Basis Floods for Nuclear Power Plants and Guidance for Assessment of Flooding Hazards Due to Water Control Structure Failures and Incidents
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing two related Regulatory Guides (RGs), namely RG 1.59, Revision 3, "Design- Basis Floods for Nuclear Power Plants," and RG 1.256, Revision 0, "Guidance for Assessment of Flooding Hazards due to Water Control Structure Failures and Incidents." RG 1.59 provides ...
Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Draft Interim Staff Guidance: Material Compatibility for Non-Light Water-Reactors
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), "Material Compatibility for non-Light-Water Reactors, DANU-ISG-2023-01, Revision 1." The purpose of this draft ISG is to assist the NRC staff in reviewing certain applications for non-light water ...
739th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving no Significant Hazards Considerations
Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to ...
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Information Collection: NRC Form 212, Qualifications Investigation Professional, Technical, and Administrative Positions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 212, "Qualifications Investigation Professional, Technical, and Administrative Positions."
Information Collection: NRC Form 366, Licensee Event Report
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, "NRC Form 366, Licensee Event Report."
Information Collection: IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, "IAEA Design Information Questionnaire Forms."
Virginia Electric and Power Company, (Doing Business as Dominion Energy Virginia); North Anna Site; Early Site Permit Renewal Application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is considering an application for the renewal of Early Site Permit (ESP) No. ESP-003, which allows Virginia Electric and Power Company (doing business as Dominion Energy Virginia) to reference ESP-003 in an application for a construction permit (CP) or ...
In Situ Recovery Monitoring and Decommissioning Timeliness
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to amend its regulations that govern the licensing of uranium mills and the disposition of tailings and waste that arise from the extraction and milling of uranium by issuing risk-informed requirements for groundwater protection at uranium in situ recovery (ISR) ...