{"abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a request dated August 18, 2025, from Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, to allow the use of AXIOM[supreg] fuel cladding at McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2. Current NRC regulations limit applicability to the use of fuel rod cladding with zircaloy or ZIRLO<SUP>TM</SUP>.","action":"Notice; issuance.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/03/18/2026-05254.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"91 FR 13070","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The exemption was issued on March 10, 2026.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370","NRC-2026-1322"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2026-05254","effective_on":null,"end_page":13073,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/03/18/2026-05254.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/18/2026-05254/duke-energy-carolinas-llc-mcguire-nuclear-station-units-1-and-2-exemption","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-05254?publication_date=2026-03-18","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-03-18/2026-05254/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":78,"last_updated":"2026-04-21 10:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-18/pdf/2026-05254.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05254.pdf?1773751511","publication_date":"2026-03-18","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/03/18/2026-05254.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_id":"NRC","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NRC-2026-1322","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"NRC-2026-1322","document_id":"NRC-2026-1322-0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Exemption","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-03-19T16:55:06Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":13070,"subtype":null,"title":"Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Exemption","toc_doc":"Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2","toc_subject":"Exemption","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":91}