Federal comment window open on NRC reactor licensing and siting modernization
16days left to commentCloses August 31st
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a wholesale revision of its reactor licensing, safety oversight and siting rules. The revision is being carried out under an executive order directing reform of the agency. Comments close August 31st, 2026. Siting rules bear directly on the new nuclear generation being proposed to serve large electrical loads in Texas.
How to take part
Anyone may comment through regulations.gov under docket NRC-2025-0975 until August 31st, 2026. The comment link on the Federal Register document page reaches the same docket. No lawyer and no standing are required.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Dates
| Date | What | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | comment opens | Proposed rule published in the Federal Register |
| 2026-08-31 | comment closes | Comment period closes |
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
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 practicesFederal Register, Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices, abstract Primary source, official
Proposed Rule | pub 2026-07-16 closes 2026-08-31 | dockets ['NRC-2025-0975']Federal Register API, document 2026-14341, fields type, publication_date, comments_close_on, docket_ids Primary source, official