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Applications for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information

By Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Oct 5, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) received, and is considering approval of, two requests to amend three licenses. The license amendment requests are for Cooper Nuclear Station and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. For each license amendment request, the NRC proposes to determine that it involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC). Because each ame

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formalRegulatoryLanguageThe statement uses formal, bureaucratic phrasing typical of agency communications.

technicalTerminologySpecific regulatory terms are introduced without explanation, assuming reader familiarity.

proceduralEmphasisThe focus is on outlining procedural steps rather than discussing substantive outcomes.

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The excerpt does not explain the specific technical changes proposed in the license amendments, the reasons why the NRC believes the changes involve no significant hazards, the potential impact on plant operations or public safety, or the broader regulatory process for SUNSI access.

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The NRC’s determination of no significant hazards consideration is a regulatory step that allows license amendments to proceed while still permitting interested parties to request a hearing. The inclusion of SUNSI indicates that the amendment details are classified as sensitive but not restricted, requiring controlled access for stakeholders involved in any subsequent hearing.

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The text is purely factual reporting of NRC actions and procedural decisions; it contains no editorial commentary or opinion.