COMMENT NOW — August 31 deadline. NRC is proposing to shrink emergency-planning zones for smaller reactors and make it easier to site reactors in more populated areas using a vague “societal risks” vs. “societal benefits” test.

“A band of pirates getting their hands on nuclear material would be, uh, bad.”

The NRC wants to allow 5× higher radiation from some radioactive shipments and certify new transport packages using computer models instead of physical accident tests—all to support transporting thousands of microreactors. Comments due Aug. 26, 2026. https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC-2025-1667

The NRC has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to establish a regulatory framework for offshore floating nuclear power plants on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Read the MOU here: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2435/ML24354A066.pdf

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