[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21719-21723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07917]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 50 and 54
[NRC-2024-0218]
RIN 3150-AL32
Exceptions From Foreign Ownership, Control, or Domination
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
regulations on foreign ownership, control, or domination (FOCD) of
utilization facilities to comply with section 301 of the Accelerating
Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024.
The statute has designated certain exceptions from the FOCD provision
set forth in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. This direct
final rule affects applicants and licensees of utilization facilities
that are owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign entity.
DATES: The final rule is effective July 7, 2026, unless significant
adverse comments are received by May 26, 2026. If the direct final rule
is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the
withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register. Comments received
on this direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a
companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this
issue of the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0218 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may
obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of
the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0218. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: 301-415-3228;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
individuals 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 ``ADAMS 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
[email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document
referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time
that it is mentioned in this document.
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
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Wu, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-1951, email: [email protected]
and Shawn Harwell, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
telephone: 301-415-1309, email: [email protected]. Both are staff
of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rulemaking is separate from NRC's
comprehensive review and reform of its regulations in accordance with
Executive Order (E.O.) 14300, ``Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission'' (90 FR 22587; May 29, 2025). The rulemakings
associated with
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that effort will comprehensively reexamine NRC requirements. While
there could be additional revisions as a result of these future
rulemakings, the NRC is moving forward with publication of this direct
final rule at this time because it is a deregulatory action of high
interest for stakeholders that was mandated by statute and in progress
before the issuance of E.O. 14300.
Table of Contents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
B. Submitting Comments
II. Rulemaking Procedure
III. Background
IV. Discussion
V. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
VI. Regulatory Analysis
VII. Backfitting and Issue Finality
VIII. Plain Writing
IX. Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of No Significant
Environmental Impact
X. Paperwork Reduction Act
XI. Executive Orders
XII. Congressional Review Act
XIII. Availability of Documents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0218 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0218.
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, 301-415-4737, or by email to
[email protected]. 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
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
Comments must be submitted electronically using https://www.regulations.gov no later than midnight Eastern Time on May 26,
2026. Please include Docket ID NRC-2024-0218 in your comment
submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Rulemaking Procedure
Because the NRC considers this action to be non-controversial, the
NRC is using the ``direct final rule procedure'' for this rule. This
amendment is effective on July 7, 2026. However, if the NRC receives
significant adverse comments on this direct final rule by May 26, 2026,
then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws this action and
will address the comments received in a subsequent final rule as a
response to the companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules
section of this issue of the Federal Register. Absent significant
modifications to the revisions requiring republication, the NRC will
not initiate a second comment period on this action.
A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter
explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to
the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or
unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if:
(1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient
to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For
example, a substantive response is required when:
(a) The comment causes the NRC to reevaluate (or reconsider) its
position or conduct additional analysis;
(b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a
substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or
(c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously
addressed or considered by the NRC.
(2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and
it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable
without incorporation of the change or addition.
(3) The comment causes the NRC to make a change (other than
editorial) to the rule.
For detailed instructions on filing comments, please see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
III. Background
In July 2024, the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced
Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024 (ADVANCE Act) was signed into law.
It requires the NRC to take a number of actions, particularly regarding
licensing new reactors and fuels, while maintaining the NRC's core
safety and security mission.
Section 301 of the ADVANCE Act designated certain exceptions from
the foreign ownership, control, or domination (FOCD) provision set
forth in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA). Sections 103
and 104 of the AEA prohibit the issuance of a license for utilization
or production facilities (e.g., a commercial nuclear power reactor) to
an applicant that the Commission knows or has reason to believe is
owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign entity. Specifically,
section 301 of the ADVANCE Act states that if the Commission determines
that the issuance of the applicable license to that entity is not
inimical to the common defense and security or public health and
safety, then the FOCD restriction for utilization facility licenses
shall not apply to an entity that is owned, controlled, or dominated by
(1) the government of a country that is a member of the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), or the Republic of
India on the date of the issuance of the ADVANCE Act, (2) a corporation
that is incorporated in one of those countries, or (3) a citizen or
national of one of those countries, subject to some additional
exclusions in section 301(b)(2).
The additional exclusions in section 301(b)(2) are based on whether
any government bodies or persons of the
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excepted countries were subject to certain sanctions under section 231
of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)
of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9525) or included on the List of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of Treasury pursuant to
section 231 of the CAATSA of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9525) on the ADVANCE Act's
date of enactment of July 9, 2024. The NRC has reviewed those lists and
determined that Turkey falls within the exclusion in section 301(b)(2)
because, as of that date, the Republic of Turkey's Presidency of
Defense Industries was subject to sanctions under section 231 of
CAATSA. The NRC's implementing regulation for the FOCD restrictions is
section 50.38 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
``Ineligibility of certain applicants.'' The NRC will continue to
review sanctions lists as part of the agency's inimicality
determination, which determines whether a proposed ownership structure
would be inimical to the common defense and security of the United
States. That determination remains a precondition for the new FOCD
exception.
IV. Discussion
The NRC determined that rulemaking was necessary because the
ADVANCE Act's exceptions to the AEA's FOCD restrictions are not
reflected in the applicable NRC regulations and could not be achieved
through issuing guidance, as guidance documents are not legally binding
and cannot be used to amend regulations. This rulemaking is narrowly
tailored to address the requirements specifically set forth in section
301 of the ADVANCE Act. The NRC determined that a direct final rule is
appropriate because the amendments strictly implement statutory
language, are non-controversial, and unlikely to involve public comment
resulting in a significant change to the NRC's action.
This direct final rule amends 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic Licensing
of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' and 10 CFR part 54,
``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power
Plants,'' to implement the following changes consistent with section
301 of the ADVANCE Act:
Preserve the existing Sec. 50.38, ``Ineligibility of
Certain Applicants,'' as applicable to production facilities and add
language to address the changes to the FOCD restrictions for
utilization facilities.
The NRC is revising Sec. 50.38 to explicitly include the list of
37 countries that section 301 of the ADVANCE Act excepts from the AEA
provision prohibiting the issuance of a license for a utilization
facility to an applicant that is foreign owned, controlled, or
dominated. The list is comprised of the 36 members of the OECD and the
Republic of India without qualifying entities subject to the listed
sanctions on July 9, 2024. At least one qualifying entity from the
Republic of Turkey is subject to sanctions under Section 231 of CAATSA
on July 9, 2024, and therefore Turkey is excluded from the list of
countries qualifying for the FOCD exception. This exception would apply
to corporations that are incorporated in these countries or citizens or
nationals residing within these countries. The NRC is also revising
Sec. 50.38 to include a provision that the exception only applies if
the Commission determines that issuance of the applicable license to
that entity is not inimical to the common defense and security or
public health and safety. Reviews of sanctions lists will continue to
be a part of the NRC's inimicality determination, which remains a
precondition for the new FOCD exception.
Revise the corresponding regulation in Sec. 54.17,
``Filing of application,'' for the renewal of operating licenses for
nuclear power plants.
The NRC is revising Sec. 54.17(b) to point to the exclusions in
Sec. 50.38. The NRC has previously developed two draft guidance
documents, ``Draft Standard Review Plan on Foreign Ownership, Control,
or Domination, Revision 1'' and ``Regulatory Guide X.XX: Foreign
Ownership, Control, or Domination of Nuclear Power, and Non-Power
Production or Utilization Facility, Draft,'' that describe the
methodology used by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff to
determine whether an applicant for or licensee of a nuclear facility
licensed under sections 103 or 104 of the AEA is owned, controlled, or
dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government.
The NRC will update these draft guidance documents consistent with this
rule.
V. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the NRC
certifies that this rule does not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. This direct final rule affects
applicants and licensees of utilization facilities that are owned,
controlled, or dominated by a foreign entity. The companies that own
these plants do not fall within the scope of the definition of ``small
entities'' set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act or the size
standards established by the NRC (10 CFR 2.810).
VI. Regulatory Analysis
This direct final rule implements regulations to comply with
section 301 of the ADVANCE Act by revising regulations in 10 CFR 50.38
and 10 CFR 54.17(b). This regulatory action codifies the new exclusions
from the Atomic Energy Act provision prohibiting the issuance of a
license for a utilization facility to an applicant that is foreign
owned, controlled, or dominated. This rulemaking does not change the
applicant's process in preparing a new license application or a renewal
application for a license for a utilization facility; nor does it
change NRC's process for reviewing those applications. These amendments
will neither impose new safety requirements nor relax existing ones.
This rule incorporates the FOCD requirements established by section
301 of the ADVANCE Act and applies a pre-statutory baseline. The rule
mainly provides qualitative benefits by aligning NRC regulations with
section 301 of the ADVANCE Act and improving clarity for applicants and
the public regarding how the statutory FOCD exceptions are applied. The
potential benefits of this rule are increased accessibility to foreign
investment in the U.S. commercial nuclear power sector, improved
predictability for applicants and potential investors, and greater
clarity in the FOCD review process. Increased foreign investment in the
U.S. nuclear sector will yield opportunities to bolster U.S. economic
and energy security through the expansion of the U.S. commercial
nuclear reactor fleet with existing and emerging advanced reactor
technologies, while ensuring the national security with the inimicality
review process.
The NRC expects the costs of this rule to be minimal. The NRC will
update its documents that reference FOCD, and, as precondition for the
new FOCD exception, the reviewed applicable sanctions lists. The
updates to draft guidance documents, though minimal, will incorporate
the new policy position, rule language, and the inclusion of the
sanctions list review for excepted countries. Otherwise, the review
process and resulting negation action criteria remain unchanged for
non-excepted foreign entities. On the industry side, applicants seeking
to rely on these statutory exceptions will continue to provide the
information required under the NRC regulations for eligibility.
Implementation of the rule does not require additional information
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from an applicant. The rule codifies statutory FOCD exceptions and does
not reduce or modify the scope of the NRC's inimicality review process
which ensures that there are no national security concerns. Any
additional information deemed necessary to evaluate FOCD or inimicality
would be requested on a case-by-case basis during the application
review process, consistent with current NRC policy.
Because these benefits outweigh the costs, the NRC expects this
direct final rule to provide a net qualitative benefit without
affecting safety.
VII. Backfitting and Issue Finality
The NRC has determined that the regulations in 10 CFR 50.109,
``Backfitting,'' do not apply to this direct final rule. This direct
final rule modifies the NRC regulations to implement the requirements
of section 301 of the ADVANCE Act. Therefore, changes to rules
designating certain exceptions from the FOCD provision set forth in the
AEA do not constitute backfitting under Sec. 50.109(a)(1) or otherwise
represent an inconsistency with the issue finality provisions
applicable to combined licenses in 10 CFR part 52. Accordingly, the NRC
has not prepared a backfit analysis for this direct final rule.
VIII. Plain Writing
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and well-organized
manner. The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the
Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain
Language in Government Writing,'' published June 10, 1998 (63 FR
31885).
IX. Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of No Significant
Environmental Impact
The Commission has determined under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Commission's regulations in
Subpart A of 10 CFR part 51, that this rule, if adopted, would not be a
major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment and, therefore, an environmental impact statement is not
required. This direct final rule amends NRC's regulations in 10 CFR
parts 50 and 54. These amendments are necessary to comply with section
301 of the ADVANCE Act, which enacts certain exceptions to the FOCD
provision set forth in the AEA. Specifically, section 301 states that
if the Commission determines that issuance of the applicable license to
that entity is not inimical to the common defense and security or
public health and safety, then the FOCD restriction shall not apply to
an entity that is owned, controlled, or dominated by (1) the government
of a country that is a member of the OECD or the Republic of India, (2)
a corporation that is incorporated in one of those countries, or (3) a
citizen or national of one of those countries, subject to some
additional exclusions in section 301(b)(2).
The NRC has prepared this environmental assessment to determine the
environmental effects of the agency action (i.e., a rulemaking to
update NRC regulations). The rule is primarily administrative or
procedural in nature and thus would not have any physical environmental
effect. The NRC has determined the rule will continue to provide
reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety
and will result in no new or different environmental effects.
Therefore, the NRC concludes that the regulatory changes will not have
a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Based on
this conclusion, the NRC has determined there is no need to prepare an
environmental impact statement. Accordingly, the NRC finds the agency
action will have no significant environmental impact. This
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact can be
tracked with identification number NEPA ID EAXX-429-00-000-1744703877.
X. Paperwork Reduction Act
This direct final rule does not contain any new or amended
collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing collections of information were
approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval numbers 3150-
0011 and 3150-0155.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information unless the document requesting
or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
XI. Executive Orders
The following are Executive orders that are related to this rule:
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review (as Amended by
Executive Order 14215, Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies)
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has
determined that this direct final rule is a significant regulatory
action. Accordingly, the NRC submitted this direct final rule to OIRA
for review. The NRC is required to conduct an economic analysis in
accordance with section 6(a)(3)(B) of E.O. 12866. More can be found in
Section VI, of this document, ``Regulatory Analysis.''
B. Executive Order 14154: Unleashing American Energy
The NRC has examined this direct final rule and has determined that
it is consistent with the policies and directives outlined in E.O.
14154.
C. Executive Order 14192: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation
This action is a deregulatory action as defined by E.O. 14192.
Details on the estimated cost savings of this direct final rule can be
found in Section VI of this document, ``Regulatory Analysis.''
D. Executive Order 14270: Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash
American Energy
E.O. 14270, ``Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American
Energy,'' requires the NRC to insert a conditional sunset date into all
new or amended NRC regulations provided the regulations are (1)
promulgated under the AEA, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as
amended (ERA), or the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended
(NWPA); (2) not statutorily required; and (3) not part of the NRC's
permitting regime. The NRC determined that the regulatory changes in
this rule are required for statutory compliance. Therefore, the NRC
views this rulemaking to be outside the scope of E.O. 14270 and did not
insert conditional sunset dates for the regulatory changes in this
direct final rule.
XII. Congressional Review Act
This direct final rule is a rule as defined in the Congressional
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and
Budget has not found it to be a major rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act.
XIII. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as
indicated.
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ADAMS accession No./web link/
Document Federal Register citation
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``Draft Standard Review Plan on ML16048A025
Foreign Ownership, Control, or
Domination,'' Revision 1, April 2016.
``Regulatory Guide X.XX: Foreign ML16137A520
Ownership, Control, or Domination of
Nuclear Power, and Non-Power
Production or Utilization Facility,
Draft,'' May 2016.
Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory 58 FR 51735
Planning and Review,'' October 4,
1993.
Executive Order 14154, ``Unleashing 90 FR 8353
American Energy,'' January 29, 2025.
Executive Order 14192, ``Unleashing 90 FR 9065
Prosperity Through Deregulation,''
February 6, 2025.
Executive Order 14215, ``Ensuring 90 FR 10447
Accountability for All Agencies,''
February 24, 2025.
Executive Order 14267, ``Reducing Anti- 90 FR 15629
Competitive Regulatory Barriers,''
April 15, 2025.
Executive Order 14270, ``Zero-Based 90 FR 15643
Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash
American Energy,'' April 15, 2025.
Executive Order 14300, ``Ordering the 90 FR 22587
Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission,'' May 29, 2025.
Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain 63 FR 31885
Language in Government Writing,''
June 10, 1998.
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The NRC may post materials related to this document, including
public comments, on the Federal rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2024-0218. In addition, the
Federal rulemaking website allows members of the public to receive
alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To
subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2024-0218); (2) click
the ``Subscribe'' button; and (3) enter an email address and click on
the ``Subscribe'' button.
List of Subjects
10 CFR Part 50
Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Backfitting,
Classified information, Criminal penalties, Education, Emergency
planning, Fire prevention, Fire protection, Intergovernmental
relations, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Penalties, Radiation
protection, Reactor siting criteria, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Whistleblowing.
10 CFR Part 54
Administrative practice and procedure, Age-related degradation,
Backfitting, Classified information, Criminal penalties, Environmental
protection, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Penalties, Radiation
protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is adopting
the following amendments to 10 CFR parts 50 and 54:
PART 50--DOMESTIC LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION
FACILITIES
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1. The authority citation for part 50 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 101, 102, 103,
104, 105, 108, 122, 147, 149, 161, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186,
187, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135,
2138, 2152, 2167, 2169, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2235, 2236,
2237, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs.
201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982, sec. 306 (42 U.S.C. 10226); National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 44 U.S.C. 3504
note; ADVANCE Act of 2024, sec. 301 (42 U.S.C. 2133 note).
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2. Revise Sec. 50.38 to read as follows:
Sec. 50.38 Ineligibility of certain applicants.
(a) Any person who is a citizen, national, or agent of a foreign
country, or any corporation, or other entity which the Commission knows
or has reason to believe is owned, controlled, or dominated by an
alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government shall be
ineligible to apply for and obtain a license for a utilization facility
unless--
(1) The Commission determines that issuance of the applicable
license to the entity is not inimical to the common defense and
security or the health and safety of the public; and
(2) The entity is an alien, corporation, or other entity that is
owned, controlled, or dominated by the government of, a corporation
that is incorporated in, or an alien who is a citizen or national of
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, or the United Kingdom;
(b) Any person who is a citizen, national, or agent of a foreign
country, or any corporation, or other entity which the Commission knows
or has reason to believe is owned, controlled, or dominated by an
alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government, shall be
ineligible to apply for and obtain a license for a production facility.
PART--54 REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL OF OPERATING LICENSES FOR NUCLEAR
POWER PLANTS
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3. The authority citation for part 54 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 102, 103, 104, 161,
181, 182, 183, 186, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2132, 2133, 2134, 2136,
2137, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2236, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842, 5846); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. Section 54.17 also issued under
E.O. 12829, 58 FR 3479, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 570; E.O. 13526, 75 FR
707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; E.O. 12968, 60 FR 40245, 3 CFR, 1995
Comp., p. 391; ADVANCE Act of 2024, sec. 301 (42 U.S.C. 2133 note).
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4. In Sec. 54.17, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 54.17 Filing of application.
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(b) Any person, except one excluded by 10 CFR 50.38, may file an
application for a renewed license under this subpart with the Director,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Dated: April 6, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael King,
Executive Director for Operations.
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