NRC Renews Medical Exam Form for Nuclear Workers
Published Date: 12/23/2025
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Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is renewing its form that lets licensed facilities confirm medical exams for workers handling nuclear materials. If you’re a facility licensee, this means continuing to fill out NRC Form 396 with no big changes or extra costs. You’ve got until January 22, 2026, to share your thoughts before the renewal is finalized.
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Facility Licensees Must Continue Form 396
If you are a facility licensee who certifies medical fitness for operators, you must continue to complete NRC Form 396. The form is required upon application for an initial or upgrade license, every 6 years for renewal of an operator or senior operator license, and for notices of disability that occur during licensed tenure.
Paperwork Burden: Responses and Hours
The NRC estimates 1,862 annual responses from 133 respondents and a total annual burden of 2,161 hours (1,729 reporting hours plus 432 recordkeeping hours) to comply with NRC Form 396.
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