Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2026

Document 2026-04823 is a Proposed Rule published by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Federal Register on March 12, 2026. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend the licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The proposed amendments are necessary to comply with the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, which requires the NRC to recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget less certain amounts excluded from this fee recovery requirement. In addition, the NRC is proposing amendments to establish fixed caps on service fees to implement section 5(a) of Executive Order 14300, "Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission." The proposed fixed fee caps implementing Executive Order 14300 would drive increased efficiency and accountability in the NRC's licensing activities and other activities requested by applicants and licensees. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/12/2026-04823/fee-schedules-fee-recovery-for-fiscal-year-2026.

No. Document 2026-04823 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.