Issuance of Multiple Exemptions

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20505-20506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07450]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-482, 50-354, 50-272, 50-311 and 50-298; NRC-2026-1718]


Issuance of Multiple Exemptions

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
single notice to announce the issuance of three exemptions in response 
to requests as detailed in the available documents.

DATES: This notice contains three exemptions that the NRC granted 
during the period from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026, in response 
to requests submitted by three licensees.

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ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-1718 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
    •  Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-1718. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; 
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the ``For Further 
Information Contact'' section of this document.
    •  NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.'' 
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room 
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email 
to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
    •  NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Kuntz, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3733, email: Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    During the period from January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026, the 
NRC granted the included three exemptions in response to requests 
submitted by the following licensees: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating 
Corporation, PSEG Nuclear LLC, and Nebraska Public Power District.
    The details of the exemptions that have been issued are provided in 
the available documents.

II. Availability of Documents

    The tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the number 
and type of exemptions the NRC has issued and provide the licensee 
name, facility name, docket number, document description, document 
date, and ADAMS accession number for each exemption issued. Additional 
details on each exemption issued, including the exemption request 
submitted by the respective licensee and the NRC's decision, are 
provided in each exemption approval listed in the following tables. For 
additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the 
ADDRESSES section of this document.

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
                        Unit 1; Docket No. 50-482
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                                    ADAMS accession
      Document description                No.            Document date
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Wolf Creek Generating Station,    ML25323A012,        January 14, 2026.
 Unit 1--Exemption from the        Package.
 Requirements of 10 CFR 50.46
 (EPID L-2024-LLE-0026).
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     PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem Nuclear
 Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-354, 50-272, and
                                 50-311
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                                    ADAMS Accession
      Document description                No.            Document date
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Hope Creek Generating Station     ML26020A072,        February 9, 2026.
 and Salem Nuclear Generating      Package.
 Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2--
 Exemptions from the
 Requirements of 10 CFR
 50.71(e)(4) Final Safety
 Analysis Report Update Schedule
 (EPID L-2025-LLE-0008).
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 Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Docket No. 50-
                                   298
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                                    ADAMS Accession
      Document description                No.            Document date
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Cooper Nuclear Station--          ML26063A391,        March 17, 2026.
 Exemption from the Requirements   Package.
 of 10 CFR 50.46 to Use Global
 Nuclear Fuel (EPID L-2025-LLE-
 0027).
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(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)

    Dated: April 14, 2026.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert Kuntz,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, Division of 
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2026-07450 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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