NRC Renews Nuclear Inventory Reporting Forms and Guides
Published Date: 4/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is renewing its paperwork for tracking special nuclear and source materials using NRC Form 327 and updated instructions. This affects facilities handling these materials, who must keep accurate physical inventory reports. Comments on this renewal are open until May 4, 2026, with no new costs expected, just continued careful record-keeping.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Continued NRC Form 327 Reporting
Certain fuel facility licensees that possess special nuclear material (enriched uranium, plutonium, or U-233) must continue to submit NRC Form 327 (OMB No. 3150-0139) to report physical inventories. Reporting frequencies are specified: strategic SNM licensees report every 6 months; moderate-significance SNM licensees report every 9 months (with one enrichment facility reporting dynamic inventories every 3 months and static inventories every 9 months); low-significance SNM licensees report annually (with one enrichment facility reporting dynamic inventories every 2 months and static inventories annually).
Estimated Annual Burden and Scope
The NRC estimates this information collection involves 7 annual respondents, 77 annual responses total, and 308 annual hours of burden to comply with NRC Form 327 and NUREG/BR-0096 guidance. The submission is a renewal (type: Extension) of OMB control number 3150-0139, and the NRC states no new costs are expected from the renewal.
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