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Regulatory Enhancements for Reactor Licensing, Decommissioning, and Operational Oversight

Proposed rule · Federal Register document 2026-19568

Published
09/24/2026
Comments due
11/09/2026
11 days left
Pages
89

Summary

Proposed rule and draft regulatory guides; request for comment.

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 effort in the NRC's activities to address the direction in section 5 of Executive Order 14300.

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Details

Type
Proposed rule
Docket
PRM-50-110, PRM-50-116, NRC-2025-1138, NRC-2020-0036, NRC-2018-0201, and NRC-2015-0028
Regulation ID (RIN)
3150-AL45
CFR parts
10 CFR 20, 10 CFR 21, 10 CFR 50, 10 CFR 52, 10 CFR 53, 10 CFR 55, 10 CFR 70, 10 CFR 72, 10 CFR 75
Topics
Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Classified information, Education, Emergency medical services, Fees, Fire prevention, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Indians, Intergovernmental relations, Manpower training programs, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Occupational safety and health, Packaging and containers, Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Scientific equipment, Security measures, Treaties, Waste treatment and disposal, Whistleblowing

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Source: Office of the Federal Register, via the Federal Register API · Last updated 09/24/2026