# 2026-05118: Nuclear Plants Get Rule-Bending Passes for Smoother Operations

2026-05118, Issuance of Multiple Exemptions, is a Federal Register notice from Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 2026-03-17, effective 2025-10-01 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-05118
- Title: Issuance of Multiple Exemptions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 12843
- Published: 2026-03-17
- Effective: 2025-10-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Nuclear Plants Get Rule-Bending Passes for Smoother Operations

## Summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave two special permissions to Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation and Tennessee Valley Authority between October and December 2025. These exemptions let them do things a bit differently than usual rules say, helping them operate more smoothly without extra costs or delays. If you’re following nuclear energy updates, this means some rules got a friendly tweak recently!

## Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of two exemptions in response to requests as detailed in the available documents.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-05118 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05118/issuance-of-multiple-exemptions)
- [2026-05118 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-17/pdf/2026-05118.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-05118 (as of 2026-06-08).