Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors (formerly Advanced Nuclear Reactor Generic Environmental Impact Statement)

This rulemaking would amend the NRC’s regulations that govern the agency's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews. The rulemaking would codify the findings of the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors (NR GEIS). The NR GEIS would use a technology-neutral regulatory framework and performance-based assumptions to determine generic environmental impacts for new nuclear reactors. The NR GEIS would streamline the NEPA reviews for new reactor applicants.