Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

Rule Changes

Presides over contested hearings under the new deadlines

A contested hearing over a nuclear license could once drag on for years, outlasting the technical review it was meant to challenge. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission finalized a rule on October 30 capping those proceedings at 18, 12, or 6 months and published it November 3 for a December 3 effective date.

Updated 6 days ago