Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors; Correction
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This regulation corrects errors in a previous rule regarding a new framework for regulating advanced nuclear reactors. It fixes instructions that conflicted with environmental review exclusions and amends several technical definitions and instructions for nuclear plant regulations. No new regulatory burdens are imposed, but it clarifies existing requirements for stakeholders.
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Key Changes
- Correction of errors in the final rule published on March 30, 2026
- Resolution of conflicting amendatory instructions with environmental review exclusions
- Clarification and correction of definitions and amendatory instructions in several parts of nuclear regulations
Obligations
What this law requires
Update regulatory references in 10 CFR 20.1002 to include 'part 53' alongside existing parts 30-36, 39, 40, 50, 52, 60, 61, 63, 70, and 72
Update regulatory references in 10 CFR 20.1401(a) to include 'part 53' in the list of applicable parts (30, 40, 50, 52, 53, 60, 61, 63, 70, and 72)
Update 10 CFR 51.22(a)(11) to reference 'part 52 or 53' for categorical exclusions from environmental review
Update 10 CFR 51.22(a)(15) to reference '10 CFR 52.103(g) or 53.1452(g)' for categorical exclusions from environmental review
Update 10 CFR 51.22(d)(8) to reference '10 CFR part 50, 52, or 53' for categorical exclusions from environmental review