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Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Notice; issuance.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of four exemptions in response to requests as detailed in the available documents.
This notice contains four exemptions that the NRC granted during the period from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026, in response to requests submitted by two licensees.
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-3961 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:
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.
During the period from April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, the NRC granted the included four exemptions in response to requests submitted by the following licensees: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Tennessee Valley Authority.
The details of the exemptions that have been issued are provided in the available 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 ( printed page 52097) ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
| Document description | ADAMS accession No. | Document date |
|---|---|---|
| Constellation Energy Generation, LLC;vBraidwood Station Units 1 and 2, Byron Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50-457, 72-73, STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 72-68 50-373, 50-374, and 72-70 | ||
| Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Lasalle County Station, Units 1 and 2—Request for an Exemption from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i) and (ii) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) to Allow Use of the Decommissioning Trust Funds Earnings for Certain Decommissioning Activities and During Operations (EPID L-2025-LLE-0028) | ML26099A141, Package | April 23, 2026. |
| Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391, and 72-1048 | ||
| Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4)(i) Regarding Submission of Revisions and Updates to the Final Safety Analysis Report (EPID L-2026-LLE-0003) | ML26086A347 | April 30, 2026. |
| Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 | ||
| Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3—Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(iii) and 10 CFR 50.55a(y) to Adopt ASME [American Society of Mechanical Engineers] Code Case OMN-31 (EPID L-2025-LLE-0026) | ML26077A342 | May 14, 2026. |
| Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and MidAmerican Energy Company; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-237, 50-249, 72-53, 50-254, and 50-265 | ||
| Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Exemption Request from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i) and 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8) (ii), 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv), and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(2) to Allow Use of the Decommissioning Trust Funds Earnings for Certain Decommissioning Activities and During Operations without Making Prior Notifications to the NRC (EPID L-2026-LLE-0001) | ML26131A001, Package | May 29, 2026. |
Authority:42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: August 10, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert Kuntz,
Senior Project Manager, Operating Reactor Licensing Branch 3, Division of Reactor Projects 1, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2026-16434 Filed 8-11-26; 8:45 am]
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