United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2002_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8188019 D09002ee1c81880c7 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations relating to decommissioning trust provisions for nuclear power plants. For licensees that are no longer rate-regulated, or no longer have access to a non-bypassable charge for decommissioning, the NRC is requiring that decommissioning trust agreements be in a form acceptable to the NRC in order to increase assurance that an adequate amount of decommissioning funds will be available for their intended purpose. Until recently, direct NRC oversight of the terms and conditions of the decommissioning trusts was not necessary because rate regulators typically exercised this type of oversight authority. With deregulation, this oversight may cease and the NRC needs to take a more active oversight role. 67 FR 78332 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-12-24/02-32403 02-32403 fr24de02-4 RIN 3150-AG52 7590-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-12-24/02-32403 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-24/html/02-32403.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-12-24/pdf/02-32403.pdf Antitrust Classified Information Criminal Penalties Fire Protection Intergovernmental Relations Nuclear Power Plants and Reactors Radiation Protection Reactor Siting Criteria Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedure Criminal Penalties Manpower Training Programs Nuclear Materials Occupational Safety and Health Penalties Security Measures Spent Fuel Whistleblowing 21 p. 78332 78352 67 FR 78332 Title 10 Part 50 10 CFR Part 50 Title 10 Part 72 10 CFR Part 72 RIN 3150-AG52 Decommissioning Trust Provisions; Federal Register Vol. 67, Issue RULE 02-32403 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 7590-01-P 02-32403 Final rule.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations relating to decommissioning trust provisions for nuclear power plants. For licensees that are no longer rate-regulated, or no longer have access to a non-bypassable charge for decommissioning, the NRC is requiring that decommissioning trust agreements be in a form acceptable to the NRC in order to increase assurance that an adequate amount of decommissioning funds will be available for their intended purpose. Until recently, direct NRC oversight of the terms and conditions of the decommissioning trusts was not necessary because rate regulators typically exercised this type of oversight authority. With deregulation, this oversight may cease and the NRC needs to take a more active oversight role.

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