NRC Notice of Exemptions Granted October-December 2025

Detected March 18th, 2026

Summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a notice announcing two exemptions granted to licensees Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation and Tennessee Valley Authority between October 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. The notice provides details and access information for the specific exemption documents.

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a notice summarizing two exemptions granted to specific licensees during the fourth quarter of 2025. The exemptions were provided to Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation and Tennessee Valley Authority, with specific details and documentation available through ADAMS and Regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2026-0694. The notice itself serves as an announcement of these granted exemptions, referencing the full exemption approvals for detailed information.

This notice is primarily informational for regulated entities, particularly those operating nuclear facilities. While it does not impose new obligations, licensees or other interested parties may need to review the specific exemption details if they are affected or if similar exemptions are sought in the future. The document provides contact information for further inquiries and instructions on accessing the full exemption approvals.

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ACTION:

Notice; issuance.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of two exemptions in response
to requests as detailed in the available documents.

DATES:

This notice contains two exemptions that the NRC granted during the period from October 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, in
response to requests submitted by two licensees.

ADDRESSES:

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-0694 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-0694. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301-415-1003; email: Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual 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 “Begin ADAMS Public 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Kuntz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
301-415-3733, email: Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

During the period from October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, the NRC granted the included two exemptions in response
to requests submitted by the following licensees: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, and Tennessee Valley Authority.

The details of the exemptions that have been issued are provided in the available documents.

II. Availability of Documents

The tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the number and type of exemptions the NRC has issued and provide
the licensee name, facility name, docket number, document description, document date, and ADAMS accession number for each
exemption issued. Additional details on each exemption issued, including the exemption request submitted by the respective
licensee and the NRC's decision, are provided in each exemption approval listed in the following tables. For additional directions
on accessing information in ADAMS, see the
ADDRESSES
section of this document.

| Document description | ADAMS
accession No. | Document date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1—Exemption from 10 CFR 50.83(f) for Conducting a Public Meeting in the Vicinity of the
Plant to Support Request for Partial Site Release (EPID L-2025-LLL-0012) | ML25321A689 | November 21, 2025. |

| Document description | ADAMS
accession No. | Document date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2—One-Time Exemption from the Requirement Of 10 CFR 54.17(c) (EPID L-2025-LLE-0024) | ML25332A069
ADAMS package) | December 29, 2025. |
Dated: March 12, 2026. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert Kuntz, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2026-05118 Filed 3-16-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P