# 2026-12541: Nuclear Plants Get Minor Paperwork Tweaks

2026-12541, Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, is a Federal Register notice from Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 2026-06-23, effective Comments must be filed by July 23, 2026. A request for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by August 24, 2026. This biweekly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from May 21, 2026, to June 8, 2026. The last biweekly notice was published on June 9, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-30).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12541
- Title: Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 37428
- Published: 2026-06-23
- Effective: Comments must be filed by July 23, 2026. A request for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by August 24, 2026. This biweekly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from May 21, 2026, to June 8, 2026. The last biweekly notice was published on June 9, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-23
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-30

## In one line

Nuclear Plants Get Minor Paperwork Tweaks

## Summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sharing updates on changes to nuclear plant licenses that don’t pose big safety risks. These updates affect plant operators and the public, with a chance to comment by July 23 and request hearings by August 24, 2026. No major costs or hazards are expected, so plants can keep running smoothly while these changes happen.

## Abstract

Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC), notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person.

## Effects PRIA read

- Public comment and hearing deadlines: benefit, low. You can send comments on the proposed license amendments by July 23, 2026. If you want a hearing or to intervene, you must file a request or petition by August 24, 2026 (60 days from the June 23, 2026 publication).
- NRC can speed amendments to avoid shutdowns: benefit, medium. The NRC may issue license amendments before the normal waiting periods if it finds the change involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC). The NRC may also act before the 30-day comment period ends if delay could cause derating or shutdown of a plant.
- Many amendments categorically exclude environmental review: cost, low. For these amendments, the NRC has determined they meet the criteria for categorical exclusion under 10 CFR 51.22. That means, unless noted otherwise, no environmental assessment or environmental impact statement will be prepared for those amendments.
- Oconee license change supports 80-year operation: benefit, medium. The NRC issued amendments that revise pressure and temperature limit curves for Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1–3, with the revised curves applicable through 72 effective full power years and supporting continued safe operation through 80 years in accordance with 10 CFR part 50, appendix G.

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## Sources
- [2026-12541 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12541/biweekly-notice-applications-and-amendments-to-facility-operating-licenses-and-combined-licenses)
- [2026-12541 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12541.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12541 (as of 2026-06-30).