Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC licensing decisions, reactor regulations, and radioactive-material rules. Closely watched by utilities, medical isotope producers, and decommissioning firms.
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§ 01 Materiality distribution
Each document is scored 1-5 for compliance impact. M4 = significant obligation change. M5 = major rule, withdrawal, or enforcement shift. M1-M2 are noise (typos, scheduling, references) — filtered out of most feeds by default.
§ 02 Most common topics
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- emergency-diesel-generator-testing · 1
- nrc-regulatory-guidance · 1
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- spent-fuel-storage-casks · 1
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- reactor-safety-review-exemption · 1
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§ 03 Recent material actions
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List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1040, Amendment No. 5
The NRC confirms that its April 2, 2026 direct final rule will take effect on June 16, 2026. That rule adds Amendment No. 5 to Holtec International’s HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage System Certificate of Compliance No. 1040 in the NRC’s approved spent fuel storage cask list.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Exemption
The NRC issued Southern Nuclear Operating Company an exemption for the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 from the requirement that its subsequent license renewal application be referred to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards for review and report. As a result, the ACRS referral, review, report, and public-record inclusion process will not apply to that application.
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