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Exceptions From Foreign Ownership, Control, or Domination
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 23, 2026. It took effect on July 7, 2026. Comments closed on May 26, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations on foreign ownership, control, or domination (FOCD) of utilization facilities to comply with section 301 of the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024. The statute has designated certain exceptions from the FOCD provision set forth in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. This direct final rule affects applicants and licensees of utilization facilities that are owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign entity.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-07917
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule
- Agency
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Published
- April 23, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 7, 2026
- Comments due
- May 26, 2026
- Dates
- The final rule is effective July 7, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by May 26, 2026. If the direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register. Comments received on this direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.
- Docket
- NRC-2024-0218
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3150-AL32
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 54
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Antitrust; Classified information; Education; Environmental protection; Fire prevention; Intergovernmental relations; Nuclear power plants and reactors; Penalties; Radiation protection; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Whistleblowing
- Pages
- 5
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