Issuance of Multiple Exemptions

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-482, 50-354, 50-272, 50-311 and 50-298; NRC-2026-1718]

Issuance of Multiple Exemptions

AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Notice; issuance.

SUMMARY:

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

DATES:

This notice contains three exemptions that the NRC granted during the period from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026, in response to requests submitted by three licensees.

ADDRESSES:

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-1718 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:

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Federal Rulemaking Website:

Go to

https://www.regulations.gov

and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-1718. 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.

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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.

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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 January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2026, the NRC granted the included three exemptions in response to requests submitted by the following licensees: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, PSEG Nuclear LLC, and Nebraska Public Power District.

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.

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Docket No. 50-482

Document description

ADAMS accession No.

Document date

Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1—Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 50.46 (EPID L-2024-LLE-0026)

ML25323A012, Package

January 14, 2026.

PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-354, 50-272, and 50-311

Document description

ADAMS Accession No.

Document date

Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2—Exemptions from the Requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) Final Safety Analysis Report Update Schedule (EPID L-2025-LLE-0008)

ML26020A072, Package

February 9, 2026.

Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Docket No. 50-298

Document description

ADAMS Accession No.

Document date

Cooper Nuclear Station—Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 50.46 to Use Global Nuclear Fuel (EPID L-2025-LLE-0027)

ML26063A391, Package

March 17, 2026.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011

et seq.

)

Dated: April 14, 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. 2026-07450 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]

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