NRC launches webpage for COVID-19 exemptions

April 28, 2020, 10:46AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has created a web portal for nuclear reactor licensees to submit regulatory exemption requests related to the coronavirus pandemic. At this writing, the COVID-19 Regulatory Activities for Nuclear Reactors webpage is offering online submissions for 10 CFR Part 26 work-hour exemption requests.

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NRC launches webpage for COVID-19 exemptions

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