NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES RULE: INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN THE MANDATORY HEARING PROCESS

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Increased Flexibility in the Mandatory Hearing Process.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 15 by Carrie Safford, Secretary of the Commission.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising the agency's rules of practice and procedure and other procedural regulations to increase the flexibility in conducting mandatory hearings in NRC licensing proceedings in response to the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024 (ADVANCE Act) and Executive Order 14300, Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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