WTO notification · TBT
United StatesCorrected since it was notified
Official title
Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices
The United States issued a correction on 29 July 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/2303. The measure was first notified on 20 July 2026. The comment period closed on 31 August 2026.
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Commercial nuclear reactors; advanced nuclear reactors; reactor structures, systems and components (SSCs); reactor coolant pressure boundary components; safety-related and safety-significant equipment; and associated nuclear power plant equipment; Quality; Accident and disaster
The comment period closed on 31 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2303/Corr.1; it can take them up with the United States.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Proposed rule and guidance; request for comment - Consistent with Executive Order 14300, ''Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,'' the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review and wholesale revision of its regulations. This proposed rule aims to modernize reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices addressing sections 5(f), 5(h), and 5(i) of Executive Order 14300, and additional items that contribute to adding additional generation to the electrical grid. Additionally, as part of the NRC's overarching review of all of its regulations, the agency identified a number of further changes to the NRC's regulations that will improve the efficiency and efficacy of its licensing process that are also included in this rulemaking.
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CorrigendumG/TBT/N/USA/2303/Corr.1
Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice published in the Federal Register on 16 July 2026 (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2303), regarding the modernization of reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices to address sections 5(f), 5(h), and 5(i) of Executive Order 14300, and additional items that contribute to adding additional generation to the electrical grid. This action is necessary to withdraw a guidance document containing outdated and incorrect information. The correction takes effect on 27 July 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 46869, 27 July 2026; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 2, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 71, and 100: This correction and the proposed rule and guidance; request for comment notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2303 are identified by Docket Number NRC-2025-0975. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 31 August 2026. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the NRC and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/2303
Comment deadline: Closed on 31 August 2026
Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices
Proposed rule and guidance; request for comment - Consistent with Executive Order 14300, ''Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,'' the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review and wholesale revision of its regulations. This proposed rule aims to modernize reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices addressing sections 5(f), 5(h), and 5(i) of Executive Order 14300, and additional items that contribute to adding additional generation to the electrical grid. Additionally, as part of the NRC's overarching review of all of its regulations, the agency identified a number of further changes to the NRC's regulations that will improve the efficiency and efficacy of its licensing process that are also included in this rulemaking.
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