WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Cost Expenditure Criteria for Research and Development Utilization Facilities.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 24 by Michael King, Executive Director for Operations.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to address the financial criteria used to determine whether a utilization facility that is useful in the conduct of research and development activities is licensed as a commercial facility under section 103, "Commercial Licenses, " of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or as a research and development facility under section 104, "Medical Therapy and Research and Development." This rule...