Policy and licensing / United States (federal)
Proposed modernization of reactor licensing, safety oversight and siting practices
NRC proposal published 16 July 2026 under the Commission's revision of its rules ordered by Executive Order 14300; comments closed 31 August 2026. It is not in effect.
- Category
- Bills, proposed rules and consultations
- Status
- Proposed — not in effect
- Instrument
- proposed rule · 91 FR 44560 (proposed rule, 16 July 2026); docket NRC-2025-0975
- Issued by
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Affects
- NRC licensing, Siting
- In effect from
- —
- Expiry or completion
- None recorded
- Operative text
- Federal Register 91 FR 44560 (16 Jul 2026): Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices (proposed rule) (Proposed rule (as corrected 27 Jul 2026))
- Last checked · next review
- 2026-10-03 · 2026-11-02
Legal and geographic scope
Proposed NRC revisions to reactor licensing, safety oversight and siting practices, presented as addressing sections 5(f), 5(h) and 5(i) of Executive Order 14300.
Not approved or still pending
Not adopted: no final rule had been published by 3 October 2026.
Dated lifecycle
- 2026-07-16 · Proposed (Federal Register 91 FR 44560 (16 Jul 2026): Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices (proposed rule))
- 2026-08-31 · Comment period closed (Federal Register 91 FR 44560 (16 Jul 2026): Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices (proposed rule))
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
- Federal Register 91 FR 44560 (16 Jul 2026): Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices (proposed rule) (regulator_primary, accessed 2026-10-03)