Commercial Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities

Document 2026-00904 is a Final Rule published by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Federal Register on January 20, 2026, with an effective date of January 20, 2026. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an interpretation of its regulations to include non-power production or utilization facilities (NPUFs) licensed under section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), within the scope of the NRC's backfitting regulations and to exclude non-commercial NPUFs licensed under section 104 of the AEA from the scope of the NRC's backfitting regulations. The interpretation is effective immediately with a 30-day post-promulgation comment period. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/20/2026-00904/commercial-non-power-production-or-utilization-facilities.

No. Document 2026-00904 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.