Nuclear License Form Gets Snooze-Worthy Extension
Published Date: 11/20/2025
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Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is renewing its form NRC 398, which collects personal info from people who hold certain nuclear licenses. If you’re a licensee, this means you’ll keep sharing your qualifications to stay in the game. Comments on this renewal are open until January 20, 2026, with no new costs or big changes expected.
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Facility licensees keep paperwork every 6 years
If you are a facility licensee, you must continue using NRC Form 398 when someone applies for an initial or upgraded reactor operator license and again every 6 years for operator or senior operator renewals. The NRC estimates 1,062 annual responses and a total of 5,613 hours spent annually on this information collection.
Operator applicants must submit personal qualifications
If you apply to be a reactor operator or senior reactor operator, you (or your facility certifier) must provide detailed personal qualification information on NRC Form 398 at initial application, for upgrades, and every 6 years for renewals. The form is used to determine whether an applicant or renewal operator is qualified and would not be expected to cause operational errors that endanger public health and safety.
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