Modernizing Materials Licensing

What it does

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations for byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to modernize the NRC's materials licensing requirements. This proposed action is responsive to several executive orders and the NRC's mission to enable safe, efficient, and reliable licensing. These changes are deregulatory in nature and include streamlining the process for existing and certain new applicants to enable bringing power to the grid. Unnecessary regulations are being eliminated, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements are being changed. The NRC is proposing several other changes to clarify regulations that are confusing or ambiguous to make the overall licensing process more efficient. Finally, regulations governing the storage of radioactive material are being amended to accommodate new and advanced nuclear fuels.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

7 parts of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

10 CFR 30, 10 CFR 37, 10 CFR 40, 10 CFR 51, 10 CFR 70, 10 CFR 72, 10 CFR 140

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3150-AL56 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Comments must be submitted electronically using https:// www.regulations.gov by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on August 10, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket NRC-2025-1370 on Regulations.gov
• Title 10 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register