Policy and licensing / United States (federal)
Proposed regulatory enhancements for reactor licensing, decommissioning and operational oversight
NRC published a separate proposal on 24 September 2026 for reactor licensing, decommissioning and operational oversight, with comments due 9 November. The proposed changes are not in effect. No reactor application, construction permission or operating authority follows from this proposal.
- Category
- Bills, proposed rules and consultations
- Status
- Proposed — not in effect
- Instrument
- proposed rule · 91 FR 60702 (proposed rule, 24 September 2026), FR Doc. 2026-19568, docket NRC-2025-1138, RIN 3150-AL45
- Issued by
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Affects
- NRC licensing, Environmental review
- Effective date
- Not recorded
- Expiry or completion
- None recorded
- Operative text
- NRC proposed rule: regulatory enhancements for reactor licensing, decommissioning and operational oversight (Proposed rule and draft regulatory guides, request for comment)
- Last checked · next review
- 2026-10-16 · 2026-11-09
Legal and geographic scope
Proposed revisions to 10 CFR Parts 20, 21, 50, 52, 53, 55, 70, 72 and 75 concerning reactor licensing, decommissioning and oversight. The executive summary includes reporting, design approvals and early-site-permit environmental review provisions. This summary is not a project-specific applicability determination.
Not approved or still pending
A proposal, not an effective rule, design approval or project permission. Comments are due 9 November 2026. This is distinct from the July 2026 licensing/siting proposal in docket NRC-2025-0975.
Dated lifecycle
- 24 Sep 2026 · actual · day · Proposed (NRC proposed rule: regulatory enhancements for reactor licensing, decommissioning and operational oversight)
Related instruments
Projects or designs named by the source
- None. Location in this jurisdiction does not make a project eligible for, or approved under, this measure.
Sources
- NRC proposed rule: regulatory enhancements for reactor licensing, decommissioning and operational oversight (government_primary, published 24 Sep 2026, accessed 2026-10-16)