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US NRC Finalizes New Rule to Speed Up Nuclear Licensing Through Contested Hearing Reform

Recently, according to relevant foreign media reports, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has formally completed the formulation of a new rule restructuring the contested hearing process in licensing applications for reactors and other nuclear facilities, aiming to significantly compress administrative adjudication timelines and support the rapid deployment and expansion of advanced nuclear technologies. It is reported that in the past, NRC adjudication of contested matters typically lasted for years, causing delays in nuclear power project approvals. The new rule introduces three hearing tracks—Standard, Focused, and Expedited—based on the complexity of applications, compressing the adjudication period for the simplest cases to approximately 6 months, with the vast majority...

2026-11-03

US NRC Approves Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant License Termination Plan

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the license termination plan for the Oyster Creek Generating Station. Located in Lacey Township, New Jersey, the plant is now more than halfway through its decommissioning and dismantlement work. With this approval, the project will proceed with the final phases of decommissioning and site restoration in accordance with the approved document. Before dismantlement of the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacey Township, New Jersey, Holtec International stated that the approval of the license termination plan involved coordinated efforts across multiple departments, including engineering, radiation protection, environmental services, work management, project controls, licensing, communications, and security, led by the regulatory affairs department. The Vice President of Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant...

2026-07-31