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Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors — Final Rule
Source scope
Final NRC rule creating an optional Part 53 framework and a technology-inclusive, performance-based security framework in 10 CFR Part 73. K05 replaces the earlier proposed-rule status; applicability still depends on the licensing path and facility election.
Publisher, edition, and currentness
| Publisher | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
|---|---|
| Claim status | CURRENT LAW OR POLICY |
| Version or edition | Final rule, 91 FR 15697, March 30, 2026 |
| Publication status | FINAL RULE; facility-specific applicability required |
| Publication date | 2026-03-30 |
| Official location | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/30/2026-06048/risk-informed-technology-inclusive-regulatory-framework-for-advanced-reactors |
| K03 revalidated | 2026-08-15T20:00:00Z |
| Currentness assessment | Final rule and current eCFR Subpart J reviewed on 2026-08-15. |
| Superseded by | No successor is assigned in the current source catalog. |
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| Section | Proposition supported in this corpus | Official location |
|---|---|---|
| Major provisions and 10 CFR Part 73 security framework | The final rule creates an alternative technology-inclusive, risk-informed, performance-based framework and a corresponding security framework in Part 73. | Official section |
| 10 CFR 73.100, 73.110, and 73.120 | Current Subpart J contains technology-inclusive requirements for physical protection, digital systems and networks, and access authorization at covered commercial nuclear plants. | Official section |
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Final rule and current eCFR Subpart J reviewed on 2026-08-15.
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Alternative Physical Security Requirements for Advanced Reactors — Alternative requirements overview
The NRC considered technology-inclusive, risk-informed, performance-based alternatives for advanced-reactor physical protection.
Support relationship
SRC-NRC-ADVANCED-REACTOR-PHYSICAL-SECURITY· Alternative requirements overview · DIRECT SOURCE-SECTION SUPPORT
Alternative Physical Security Requirements for Advanced Reactors — Onsite responder alternatives
Supporting materials discuss conditions under which the minimum number of onsite armed responders could be reduced, including potentially to zero, subject to the rule and facility showing.
Support relationship
SRC-NRC-ADVANCED-REACTOR-PHYSICAL-SECURITY· Onsite responder alternatives · DIRECT SOURCE-SECTION SUPPORT