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Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles

Key claim: The NRC is proposing tailored licensing rules so developers of microreactors and similarly low-risk reactors can get approval under requirements matched to their smaller risk profile rather than full-scale power-plant rules.

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(Proposed Rule · Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

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This item is a proposed NRC rule on licensing requirements for microreactors and comparable-risk reactors, with no relevance to MPN research.

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Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles
Stage: proposed rule · federal-register · 15-may-2026

The NRC is proposing tailored licensing rules so developers of microreactors and similarly low-risk reactors can get approval under requirements matched to their smaller risk profile rather than full-scale power-plant rules.

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External: fedreg:C1-2026-08550

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