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💰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.

📅NRC Sunshine Act Meetings Notice for 2025 Schedule

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announces its upcoming public meetings under the Sunshine Act, highlighting the schedule for meetings in early 2025. There are no scheduled meetings during the specified weeks, and members of the public can request electronic notifications for updates. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities and contact information for inquiries are also provided.

⚛️NRC Grants Exemptions to Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing three exemptions requested by Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (Maine Yankee). The requested exemptions are from NRC regulations that require compliance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1015 for the NAC-UMS[supreg] Universal Storage System at Maine Yankee's Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Maine Yankee currently stores sixty NAC- UMS[supreg] Systems under Amendment No. 6 to CoC No. 1015. In order to adopt Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015, Maine Yankee is requesting the continuation of three previously approved exemptions.

🏭Proposed Rule for Holtec HI-STORM UMAX Storage Casks Amendment

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend 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.

📅Notice of NRC Sunshine Act Meetings

⚛️NRC Notice on Louisiana Energy Services License Amendment Submission

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has received an application from Louisiana Energy Services, LLC (LES), dba Urenco USA (UUSA) to amend Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License Number No. SNM-2010. The amendment request proposes removal of License Condition 14 from Materials License No. SNM-2010.

⚠️NRC Issues License Amendment for Cimarron Environmental Trust

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an application by Cimarron Environmental Response Trust (CERT) for amendment of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) License No. SNM-928 which authorizes the possession of byproduct, source, and special nuclear material. This amendment incorporates CERT's proposed revised decommissioning plan into the license.

📅NRC Sunshine Act Meetings Schedule for Early 2025

⚠️NRC Reschedules Public Meeting on Environmental Impact Statement

On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) solicited public comments on draft Supplement 15, Second Renewal, to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, regarding the subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12 for an additional 20 years for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (V.C. Summer). The public comment period closed on January 21, 2025. The NRC has rescheduled the in-person public meeting to receive comments on the document and is therefore reopening the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to submit their comments.

⚛️NRC Regulatory Notice on Facility Operating License Amendments

Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular monthly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC), notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person.