The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of four exemptions in response to requests as detailed in the available documents.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of four exemptions in response to requests as detailed in the available documents.
DATES:
This notice contains four exemptions that the NRC granted during the period from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026, in response to requests submitted by two licensees.
ADDRESSES:
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-3961 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
www.regulations.gov
and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-3961. 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
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 April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, the NRC granted the included four exemptions in response to requests submitted by the following licensees: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Tennessee Valley Authority.
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
( printed page 52097)
ADAMS, see the
ADDRESSES
section of this document.
Document description
ADAMS accession No.
Document date
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC;vBraidwood Station Units 1 and 2, Byron Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50-457, 72-73, STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 72-68 50-373, 50-374, and 72-70
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Lasalle County Station, Units 1 and 2—Request for an Exemption from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i) and (ii) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) to Allow Use of the Decommissioning Trust Funds Earnings for Certain Decommissioning Activities and During Operations (EPID L-2025-LLE-0028)
ML26099A141, Package
April 23, 2026.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391, and 72-1048
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4)(i) Regarding Submission of Revisions and Updates to the Final Safety Analysis Report (EPID L-2026-LLE-0003)
ML26086A347
April 30, 2026.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3—Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(iii) and 10 CFR 50.55a(y) to Adopt ASME [American Society of Mechanical Engineers] Code Case OMN-31 (EPID L-2025-LLE-0026)
ML26077A342
May 14, 2026.
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and MidAmerican Energy Company; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-237, 50-249, 72-53, 50-254, and 50-265
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Exemption Request from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i) and 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8) (ii), 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv), and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(2) to Allow Use of the Decommissioning Trust Funds Earnings for Certain Decommissioning Activities and During Operations without Making Prior Notifications to the NRC (EPID L-2026-LLE-0001)
www.regulations.gov
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)
42 U.S.C. 2011