⚛️NRC Considers License Amendment for Callaway Plant Operations
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-30, issued to Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri (the licensee), for the operation of Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1 (Callaway). The proposed amendment would add a note to Callaway Technical Specification (TS) 4.2.2, "Control Rod Assemblies," to permit the Cycle 28 core to contain 52 control rods (i.e., with no control rod in core location H-08) in lieu of the current requirement for 53 control rods.
Learn More⚛️NRC Amendments to NAC-MPC System Impacting Spent Fuel Storage
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC Multi-Purpose Canister (NAC-MPC) System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Amendment No. 9 and revise Amendment Nos. 6, 7, and 8 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1025. The addition of Amendment No. 9 and the revisions to Amendment Nos. 6, 7, and 8 amend the description of the vertical concrete cask (VCC) in the CoC and technical specifications to make a distinction between the VCC body and the VCC lid, in terms of applicability of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Specifications ACI 349 and ACI 318.
Learn More⚛️NRC License Amendment for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) is considering issuance of an amendment to Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-41, issued to Florida Power and Light Company (FPL, the licensee), for operation of the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating (Turkey Point), Unit No. 4. The proposed amendment would extend the implementation date specified in Amendment 291 from refueling outage (RFO) 4R35 (spring 2025) to RFO 4R36 (spring 2027).
Learn More💰NRC Proposed Fee Schedules and Recovery for FY 2025
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The proposed amendments are necessary to comply with the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, which requires the NRC to recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget less certain amounts excluded from this fee recovery requirement. In addition, the NRC is proposing amendments to implement a reduced hourly rate for advanced nuclear reactor applicants and pre-applicants for certain activities as required by the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024.
Learn More⚛️Confirmation of Amendments to Spent Fuel Storage Regulations
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of March 19, 2025, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2025. This direct final rule amended the NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Amendment No. 14 and revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 through 13 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031.
Learn More🔋NRC Report
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG- 1307, Revision 20, "Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities." This report, which is revised periodically, explains the formula acceptable to the NRC for determining the minimum decommissioning fund requirements for nuclear power reactor licensees, as required by NRC regulations. Specifically, this report provides the adjustment factor and updates the values for the labor, energy, and waste burial escalation factors of the minimum formula.
Learn More⚛️ACRS Meeting Agenda
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards will hold its 723rd meeting from March 5-7, 2025. Discussions will focus on important regulatory updates, including IEEE rulemaking and license applications, with opportunities for public participation and input.
Learn More⚛️NRC Issues Regulatory Guide 3.78 for Inservice Inspection Compliance
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.78 (Revision 0), "Acceptable ASME Section XI Inservice Inspection Code Cases." This new RG provides applicants and licensees with methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for specific or general independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) licensees and certificate of compliance (CoC) holders to comply with NRC regulations for inservice inspection of confinement boundary components and aging management activities associated with the renewals of ISFSIs, general licensees, and CoC holders for spent fuel storage systems.
Learn More🛡️Holtec HI-STORM UMAX Storage System Compliance Updates
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI- STORM UMAX Canister Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1040. Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 updates the CoC appendix A technical specifications for radiation protection and the associated bases information to clearly articulate the basis for the dose rate limits for the closure lids, modify the dose rate limit values and the description of the location of the dose rate measurements, and make other editorial changes.
Learn More⚖️NRC Adjusts Civil Penalties for Inflation in FY2025
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties it can assess under statutes enforced by the agency. These changes are mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The NRC is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalty for a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any regulation or order issued under the Atomic Energy Act from $362,814 to $372,240 per violation, per day. Additionally, the NRC is amending provisions concerning program fraud civil penalties by adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalty under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act from $13,946 to $14,308 for each false claim or statement.
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