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States and local policymakers are playing an increasingly important role in enabling the development and commercialization of new nuclear energy projects. The 2026 update to the NIA New Nuclear Energy Guide for State Policymakers answers the key question, "What can states do?" by highlighting the policies, partnerships, and initiatives that can help advance new nuclear energy projects in states.  

The first part of the NIA Guide briefly introduces new reactor technologies and their benefits, followed by a review of federal and state policies to catalyze the development of new reactors. The second part of the NIA Guide highlights case studies of various states that are in differing stages of planning and development for new nuclear projects: 

• Tennessee's Nuclear Energy Ecosystem 

• Utah's First Steps 

• Texas's Role in Pioneering Nuclear Innovation 

• Virginia’s Advanced Nuclear Future 

• New York Preparing to Scale

Finally, the last section of the NIA Guide is a collection of fact sheets that elaborate on key considerations for new nuclear technology such as economics, waste, safety, and expected completion timeline. 

The Nuclear Innovation Alliance submitted a public comment on the proposed Modernizing Materials Licensing rule published on June 24, 2026. NIA generally is supportive of this proposed rule, and our comments specifically address the NRC request for comment on the definition of construction, in addition to a section on the DOE Pilot Fuel Line transition. Additionally, NIA  notes that Part 51 is referenced throughout this proposed rule. Part 51 is subject to change from the July 7th proposed rule, Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act. NIA urges NRC to coordinate the changes in both rules to ensure regulatory certainty and durability.

NIA submitted a public comment on the proposed rule modernizing security requirements. The flexible framework proposed in this rulemaking achieves important objectives for addressing security for advanced reactors in a responsible manner without unnecessarily limiting the use of civilian nuclear technology for society’s benefit. NIA's comment makes one recommendation to further foster technology-inclusive regulations and provides NIA's input on the four NRC questions from the Specific Request for Comments section of the proposed rule package. 

The Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) conducted anonymized interviews in 2025 with various new reactor applicants to gauge the licensing process and build on our prior licensing efficiency reports. This report summarizes the major insights with respect to progress against prior licensing efficiency recommendations, as well as new recommendations. The summary and recommendations presented in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of any particular interviewees, but instead are NIA’s insights and synthesis of the conversations.

Communication and project management were major themes from the 2023 report and remained so in the interviews. Effective two-way communication between the NRC and applicants is essential to efficient licensing. This report provides recommendations on communication and best practices for REPs, audits, NRC project manager (PM) issues, NRC’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC), and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS).

NIA submitted a request for an extension of the comment period for Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices Rulemaking. Due to the length of the proposed rule and the importance of the rulemaking, NIA requests that the public comment period be extended an additional 30 days for a total of 76 days, pushing the end of the public comment period to September 30th, 2026.  

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is under the Office of Management Budget, which is part of the Executive Office of the President. Executive order, “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies” (EO 14215), issued on February 24th, 2025, requires all independent safety agencies to undergo an OIRA review. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must now submit its rulemaking and guidance for a significance determination. If determined to be significant, a proposed rule would go through the EO 12866 OIRA review process that has governed all traditional cabinet departments and agencies since 1993. The purpose of this tracker is to provide insight into the impact of the OIRA process on the rulemaking timeline. Originally published in May of 2026, this resource is updated as new information becomes available.

This factsheet was last updated in July 2026.

This NIA factsheet highlights the expected timeline of the NRC Executive Order 14300 Rulemaking. This timeline helps to provide a quick view of the individual rulemakings populated from the NRC website. Originally published in December of 2025, this resource is updated as new information becomes available.

This factsheet was last updated in July 2026

NIA submitted a public comment on the Department of Energy (DOE) notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR). NIA appreciates DOE’s efforts to streamline and simplify its regulations in this NOPR. This comment outlines concerns regarding: (1) the proposed sunset of 10 CFR Part 840, and (2) the limited explanation provided for the regulations proposed for sunset. As a result, we offer the following comments, including two recommendations.

This NIA Fact Sheet highlights the deployment timeline of selected advanced reactors projects.

Last updated June 2026

NIA submitted a public comment on the NRC's Part 57 rulemaking (RIN 3150-AL36; NRC-2025-0379). This letter addresses NIA's highest-priority recommendations for the final rule. NIA believes the following items from both the proposed rule and draft guidance language (NUREG-2271) should be addressed before finalizing the rule. This Part 57 rulemaking is the most significant and complex action NRC has taken thus far under Executive Order 14300 rule rewrite. NIA addressed some of the questions NRC asked stakeholders in an extensive but concise comment.