📄NRC Information Collection on Alternative Requests for Nuclear Plants
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NRC Online Form, "Request for Alternative."
Learn More⚠️NRC Decision on Holtec's Use of Decommissioning Trust Funds
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a director's decision with regard to a petition dated December 5, 2023, as supplemented by public meeting transcript dated April 10, 2024, filed by Beyond Nuclear, Michigan Safe Energy Future, and Don't Waste Michigan (the petitioner), requesting that the NRC take action with regard to Holtec Palisades, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (the licensee). The petitioner's requests and the director's decision are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Learn More⚛️Amendment to Certificate of Compliance 1042 for Spent Fuel Storage
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the TN Americas LLC, NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Amendment No. 4 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1042. Amendment No. 4 changes the certificate of compliance to incorporate a method to determine new loading patterns, introduce a steel plate composite option, introduce the use of MAVRIC software for a confirmatory run of the HSM-MX dose rates, make technical specification changes for consistency and terminology clarification, make various updated final safety analysis report editorial corrections for consistency and clarification, add measured exposures from past loading campaigns, allow use of a blended Portland cement, change the use of the MX-Loading Crane, and clarify the scenarios under which the maximum heat loads can be reduced.
Learn More🔋NRC Denies Petition on Cooling System Regulations for Nuclear Safety
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated August 1, 2022, submitted by Ralph O. Meyer. The petition requested that the NRC amend its regulations regarding the licensing safety analysis for loss-of-coolant accidents. The petition was docketed on August 1, 2022, and was assigned Docket No. PRM-50-124. The NRC is denying the petition because the NRC is addressing emergency core cooling system performance with a risk- informed and performance-based regulatory approach rather than a deterministic approach as suggested by the petitioner.
Learn More⚛️Revised Guidance for Nuclear Subsequent License Renewal Issued
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing revised Subsequent License Renewal (SLR) Guidance Documents; which consists of NUREG-2191, "Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License Renewal (GALL-SLR) Report, Final Report," Revision 1, Volumes 1 and 2; NUREG-2192, "Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP-SLR), Final Report," Revision 1; and NUREG-2221, "Technical Bases for Changes in the Subsequent License Renewal Guidance Documents, NUREG-2191, Revision 1, and NUREG-2192, Revision 1 (Technical Bases Document)," Supplement 1. The GALL-SLR Report, Revision 1, and the SRP-SLR, Revision 1, provide revised guidance for nuclear power reactor licensees to the methods acceptable for the NRC staff to grant a subsequent license renewal in accordance with the license renewal regulations. The Technical Bases Document, Supplement 1, provides the associated technical bases of changes for the revisions.
Learn More📞NRC Sunshine Act Meeting Notice for July 2025
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announces a public teleconference meeting scheduled for July 15, 2025, to discuss items related to significant regulatory matters. Participants will address appeals and petitions concerning nuclear facilities, thereby inviting public engagement and scrutiny in the regulatory process.
Learn More🏗️NRC Revises Nuclear Design Certification Duration to 40 Years
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to revise the duration of design certifications (DCs). Specifically, this direct final rule replaces the 15-year duration for DCs with a 40-year duration period, both for existing DCs currently in effect and generically for future DCs, including renewals. This direct final rule does not change the date of issuance or renewal for existing DCs (i.e., the start date by which an existing DC may be referenced remains unchanged). This direct final rule also incorporates a minor editorial correction.
Learn More⚛️NRC Information Collection on Exemptions and Regulatory Authority
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, "Exemptions and Continued Regulatory Authority in Agreement States and in Offshore Waters Under Section 274."
Learn More🔋TVA's Clinch River Nuclear Site Construction Permit Notice by NRC
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice each week for four consecutive weeks of receipt and availability of an application for a construction permit (CP) from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the Clinch River Nuclear Site in Roane County, Tennessee. The application, proposing to construct a GE- Hitachi BWRX-300 reactor, was received in two parts on April 25 and May 20, 2025. This notice is being provided to make the public and other stakeholders aware that the CP application is available for inspection.
Learn More📜NRC Seeks Comments on Bankruptcy Information Collection Proposal
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on this proposed information collection. The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 1121, "Bankruptcy Information Request, Post Filing."
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