The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to codify proposed changes to streamline a key environmental review process for advanced nuclear reactors. Nuclear advocates lauded the measure as one of the regulator’s most important actions in 2024.
The NRC on April 17 approved its staff’s recommendation to publish a proposed rule that would amend Part 51 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,” and begin the process to codify the regulator’s findings of its draft Advanced Nuclear Reactor Generic Environmental Impact Statement (ANR GEIS).
