# 2026-12285: Nuclear Safety Panel Trims Agenda After New Order

2026-12285, 737th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), is a Federal Register notice from Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 2026-06-18, effective 2026-07-08; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12285
- As of: 2026-06-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12285
- Title: 737th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 36888
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: 2026-07-08
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

Nuclear Safety Panel Trims Agenda After New Order

## Summary

The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) is meeting July 8-10, 2026, to focus on updating how nuclear reactors get licensed and checked for safety. They’re trimming down their work to only the most important and new issues, thanks to a recent government order. This means faster, smarter reviews that affect nuclear plant operators and the public, with meetings open for remote participation and no big cost changes expected.

## Effects PRIA read

- ACRS Narrows Safety Reviews per E.O.: benefit, low. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) is implementing Section 4.(b) of Executive Order 14300 (dated May 23, 2025) so its functions will be reduced to the minimum needed to meet statutory duties and its review of permitting and licensing will focus only on issues that are truly novel a…

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## Sources
- [2026-12285 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12285/737th-meeting-of-the-advisory-committee-on-reactor-safeguards-acrs)
- [2026-12285 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12285.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12285 (as of 2026-06-25).