3150-AL58 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Streamlining Contested Adjudications in Licensing Proceedings [NRC-2025-1501]

This rulemaking would amend the NRC’s regulations to revise the agency's rules of practice and procedure related to contested hearings. The purpose of this rule is to streamline and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of contested adjudications in licensing proceedings in response to the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024 and the May 23, 2025, Executive Order 14300, Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Deregulatory 10 CFR 2 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 No NPRM 03/03/2026 91 FR 10450 NPRM Comment Period End 04/02/2026 Final Rule 07/00/2026 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/governing-laws/advance-act No No Dennis Andrukat 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-3561 dennis.andrukat@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001