Data / Federal rules / 2026-04187
Streamlining Contested Adjudications in Licensing Proceedings
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 3, 2026. Comments closed on April 2, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, agency, or Commission) is proposing to revise 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 Executive Order 14300, Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-04187
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Published
- March 3, 2026
- Comments due
- April 2, 2026
- Dates
- Submit comments by April 2, 2026. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only of comments received before this date.
- Docket
- NRC-2025-1501
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3150-AL58
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 51; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 54
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Antitrust; Classified information; Confidential business information; Environmental impact statements; Environmental protection; Fees; Freedom of information; Hazardous waste; Incorporation by reference; Nuclear energy; Nuclear materials; Nuclear power plants and reactors; Penalties; Radiation protection; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Sex discrimination; Waste treatment and disposal
- Pages
- 40
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