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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates commercial nuclear power plants, and other uses of nuclear materials.

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Official name: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Display name: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Short name: NRC
Branch: Executive
Agency type: commission
Phone: 1-301-415-7000
Main address: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

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Published April 13, 2026

91 FR 18882

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Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors; Correction

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register (FR) on March 30, 2026, regarding the amendment of the NRC's regulations to add a risk- informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act. This action is necessary to correct errors in the final rule and address conflicting amendatory instructions between this final rule and the "Categorical Exclusions From Environmental Review" final rule also published on March 30, 2026.

Proposal

Published April 9, 2026

91 FR 17893

Modernizing Requirements Relating to Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review and wholesale revision of its regulations. As part of this initiative, the NRC is proposing to revise its regulations relating to physical protection and security of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material.

Comment by May 11, 2026

CFR Title 10, Part 37

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Notice

Published April 9, 2026

91 FR 18008

Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on April 20-21, 2026. A sample of agenda items to be discussed include: a review of recent medical events; recommendations and advice to support the NRC implementation of the ADVANCE Act; recommendations on the staff's memo for licensing the use of alpha nuclides in radiopharmaceutical therapy; recommendations on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the NRC medical staff and the ACMUI; recommended best practices for the preparation of reports, including guidance on writing subcommittee reports and developing effective presentations, including Commission presentations; assessment of ACMUI membership to determine if the ACMUI would like to propose a change in membership to include an interventional radiologist; ACMUI review and recommendations regarding staff's proposed rulemaking on modernizing requirements relating to physical protection of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material rulemaking (topic is tentative based on its rulemaking schedule); and NRC's medical radiation safety team updates.

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Notice

Published April 8, 2026

91 FR 17815

Duke Energy Progress, LLC; H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2; Exemption

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption from the regulation that would have required the application for subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-23 for H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (Robinson) to be referred to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for a review and report, with any report being made part of the record of the application and made available to the public, except to the extent that security classification prevents disclosure. Due to this exemption, such referral, review, and report are no longer required.

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Rule

Published April 8, 2026

91 FR 17757

The Sunset Rule-Aircraft Impact Assessment

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to insert a conditional sunset date for the requirements for aircraft impact assessment. This action is in response to Executive Order 14270, "Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy." The NRC has considered public input received on a previous rulemaking to sunset NRC regulations and provides in this document the NRC's response to those public comments that the NRC has deemed significant and adverse.

Starts April 8, 2026

CFR Title 10, Part 50

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