NRC Reviews of Reactor Designs Previously Authorized by U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Energy

Importance

Notable, the middle of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-10-26 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

The original

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The publisher's summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to facilitate direct leveraging of prior U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War authorizations of demonstration reactors into the NRC's licensing reviews of commercial reactor facility applications that reference those designs. This rulemaking improves NRC licensing review efficiency, where applicable, by explicitly establishing by regulation an additional means for reactor applicants to demonstrate the safety functions of their reactor designs, thereby contributing to the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-21801

Document type

Rule

Status

Published