Nuclear Plant Notice Packs Nearly Everything Into One Title
Published Date: 11/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing a request to change the operating licenses for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. They believe these changes don’t pose any big safety risks and are inviting the public to comment or ask for a hearing by early 2027. People who need access to sensitive but non-secret info must request it by mid-November 2026, with no expected extra costs or delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Plant may run up to 7 days with misaligned CEA
The license amendment request would change Technical Specification (TS) 3.1.4 to permit continued operation for up to 7 days at reduced power with a known, misaligned Control Element Assembly (CEA) in the reactor core. The change also updates the time allowed to restore a single CEA misaligned between 7 and 15 inches before a required power reduction, and makes an administrative update to TS 5.6.5 (Core Operating Limits Report).
Amendments can be made effective before comment period ends
The Commission may issue the requested license amendments before the normal 60-day waiting period or before the 30-day comment period ends if it makes a final determination of no significant hazards consideration (NSHC) or if circumstances (for example, to avoid derating or shutdown) require timely action. If the Commission issues amendments under NSHC, any hearing would occur after issuance.
Public comment and hearing deadlines set
You can submit public comments on the proposed amendment by December 3, 2026. If you want to request a hearing or petition to intervene, you must file that by January 4, 2027 (60 days after publication).
Rules and deadline to request SUNSI access
If you need access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI) to participate, you must request SUNSI access by November 13, 2026 (10 days after publication). The request must include a description of the licensing action, your name and address and particularized interest, and the identity of who needs access and why publicly available information is insufficient. The NRC staff will decide within 10 days whether the requester likely has standing and a need, and if granted access may require a Non-Disclosure Agreement, Affidavit, or Protective Order. Contentions based on SUNSI must be filed no later than 25 days after receipt of the information.
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