NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: IRRADIATED FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Irradiated Fuel Reprocessing Plants.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 23 by Jody Martin, Secretary of the Commission.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking (PRM) from Howard L. Hall, Ph.D, dated August 14, 2026, requesting that the NRC remove the exclusion of irradiated fuel reprocessing plants and establish material control and accounting requirements appropriate to that facility class. The petition was docketed by the NRC on September 14, 2026, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-74-1. The NRC is examining the issues raised in PRM-74-1 to determine whether they sho...