Commercial nuclear reactors; advanced nuclear reactors; reactor structures, systems and components (SSCs); reactor coolant pressure boundary components; safety-related and safety-significant equipment; and associated nuclear power plant equipment; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Accident and disaster control (ICS code(s): 13.200); Nuclear energy in general (ICS code(s): 27.120.01); Reactor engineering (ICS code(s): 27.120.10); Nuclear power plants. Safety (ICS code(s): 27.120.20)

Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices; (157 page(s), in English)

Proposed rule and guidance; request for comment - Consistent with Executive Order 14300, ''Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,'' the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review and wholesale revision of its regulations. This proposed rule aims to modernize reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices addressing sections 5(f), 5(h), and 5(i) of Executive Order 14300, and additional items that contribute to adding additional generation to the electrical grid. Additionally, as part of the NRC's overarching review of all of its regulations, the agency identified a number of further changes to the NRC's regulations that will improve the efficiency and efficacy of its licensing process that are also included in this rulemaking.