AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Final guide; issuance.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2026-04, “Regulatory Issue Summary: Combined License Review Performance and Reporting.” This RIS discusses the performance and reporting requirements for a combined license application review in accordance with the requirements in section 207 of the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024 (ADVANCE Act).

DATES:

The RIS is available as of May 12, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0808 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information on this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document from any of the following sources:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0808. 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(s) 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) ( printed page 25927) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The comment submission, the resolution of public comments, and the final RIS are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML25262A008, ML25272A240, and ML25272A238.
• 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.
• NRC's Public Website: This RIS is also available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/​reading-rm/​doc-collections/​gen-comm/​reg-issues (select “2026,” scroll to Document Number RIS-26-04, and select Publish Date 04/27/2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Lauron, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2736; email: Carolyn.Lauron@nrc.gov.