Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

1 Rule- making 

10 CFR Part 110, 

Export and Import 

of Nuclear 

Equipment and 

Material; Updates 

and Clarifications 

Medium AJ45 

NRC2014-

0201 

N/A 09/01/2014 11/09/2015 06/01/2016 06/30/201

2 Rule- making 

2015 Edition of the 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Boiler & 

Pressure Vessel 

Code 

High N/A N/A N/A 07/01/2015 01/15/2016 10/17/2016 11/15/201

3 Rule- making 

2016 Edition of the 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers 

Operations and 

Maintenance Code 

High N/A N/A N/A 07/01/2016 03/02/2017 10/01/2017 11/01/201

4 Rule- making 

2017 Edition of the 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Boiler 

and Pressure 

Vessel Code 

High N/A N/A N/A 07/01/2017 03/01/2018 10/01/2018 11/01/201

5 Rule- making Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation Medium AJ72 N/A N/A 09/01/2014 N/A N/A N/A 6 Rule- making 

Advanced Power 

Reactor (APR)-

1400 (KEPCO) 

Design Certification 

High AJ67 N/A N/A 11/17/2017 09/12/2018 08/07/2018 09/20/201
2 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

7 Rule- making 

Amendments to 

Material Control 

and Accounting 

Regulations 

Medium AI61 

NRC‐

2009‐

0096 

N/A 02/05/2009 04/08/2010 09/30/2013 11/08/201

8 Rule- making 

Approach to RiskInform, 

Performance-Base 

Requirements for 

Nuclear Power 

Plants*

Medium AH81

NRC2006-

0008 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

9 Rule- making 

Clarifying 

Requirements in 

Part 21, Reporting 

of Defects and 

Noncompliance 

High AJ09 

NRC2012-

0012 

N/A 09/29/2011 08/07/2015 TBD TBD 

10 Rule- making Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials* Medium AH18 NRC- 1999- 0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 11 Rule- making Cyber Security for Byproduct Material Licensees Medium AJ56 N/A N/A 09/30/2016 03/30/2018 03/30/2019 09/30/20112 Rule- making Cyber Security for Fuel Facilities High AJ64 NRC- 2015- 0179 N/A 03/24/2015 03/24/2016 03/17/2017 09/17/20113 Rule- making 

Decoupling of 

Assumed Loss of 

Offsite Power 

(LOOP) From Lossof-Coolant 

Accidents (LOCA) 

Medium AH43

NRC2008-

0606 

PRM50-77 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

* Identified for possible discontinuation. 
3 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

14 Rule- making 

Defense Against 

Common Mode 

Failures in Digital 

Instrumentation 

and Control 

Systems 

High AJ57 

NRC2015-

0040 

N/A 09/01/2013 08/30/2016 11/30/2017 05/31/201

15 Rule- making Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 Rulemaking Low N/A N/A N/A 09/01/2014 N/A N/A N/A 16 Rule- making 

Domestic Licensing 

of Source 

Material—

Amendments/Integr

ated Safety 

Analysis*

Medium AI50 

NRC2009-

0079 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 05/17/201

17 Rule- making Dose Assessments for Radioactive Effluents Medium AJ38 NRC- 2014- 0044 N/A 12/17/2012 TBD TBD TBD 18 Rule- making 

Drug and Alcohol 

Testing; Technical 

Issues and Editorial 

Changes 

High AJ15 

NRC2012-

0079 

PRM26-4, 

26-7, 

26-8 

09/01/2011 03/01/2017 12/01/2018 06/01/201

19 Rule- making 

Emergency 

Preparedness 

Requirements for 

Small Modular 

Reactors 

Medium AJ68 

NRC2015-

0225 

N/A TBD TBD TBD TBD 

* Identified for possible discontinuation. 
4 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

20 Rule- making 

Enhanced Security 

for Special Nuclear 

Material (formerly 

Physical Protection 

for Category I, II, 

and III Special 

Nuclear Material) 

High AJ41 

NRC2014-

0118 

N/A 02/08/2006 02/25/2015 09/02/2016 03/30/201

21 Rule- making 

Enhanced 

Weapons for Spent 

Fuel Storage 

Installations and 

Transportation--

Section 161A 

Authority 

High AJ55 N/A N/A 08/15/2008 TBD TBD TBD 

22 Rule- making 

Enhanced 

Weapons, Firearms 

Background 

Checks, and 

Security Event 

Notifications 

High AI49 

NRC2008-0465/

2011-

0018 

N/A 08/08/2005 N/A 03/16/2015 09/22/201

23 Rule- making Entombment Options for Power Reactors* N/A AG8 9 NRC- 2001- 0012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 24 Rule- making Expansion of the National Source Tracking System* N/A AI29 NRC- 2008- 0200 N/A N/A N/A N/A 04/11/20025 Rule- making Financial Qualifications for Reactor Licensing Medium AJ43 NRC‐ 2014‐ 0161 N/A 04/24/2013 05/02/2016 03/01/2017 09/01/201

* Identified for possible discontinuation. 
5 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

26 Rule- making 

Fitness for Duty - 

Security Force 

Fatigue at Nuclear 

Facilities*

High N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

27 Rule- making 

Fitness-for-Duty 

(Health and Human 

Services (HHS) 

Requirements) 

High AI67 

NRC2009-

0225 

N/A 09/01/2012 07/01/2013 07/31/2016 11/30/201

28 Rule- making 

Geologic 

Repository 

Operations Area 

(GROA) FitnessFor-Duty 

Requirements*

Medium AI38 

NRC2009-

0089 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

29 Rule- making 

Geologic 

Repository 

Operations Area 

Security and 

Material Control 

and Accounting 

Requirements*

Medium AI06 

NRC2007-

0670 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 12/20/200

30 Rule- making 

Groundwater 

Protection In Situ 

Leach Uranium 

Recovery Facilities 

Medium AI40 

NRC2008-

0421 

N/A 03/24/2006 04/03/2006 11/19/2018 02/01/201

31 Rule- making 

Incorporation of 

Lessons Learned 

From New Reactor 

Licensing Process 

(Parts 50 and 52 

Licensing Process 

Alignment) 

Medium AI66 

NRC2009-

0196 

N/A TBD TBD TBD TBD 

* Identified for possible discontinuation. 
6 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

32 Rule- making 

Independent Spent 

Fuel Storage 

Installation Security 

Requirements for 

Radiological 

Sabotage 

High AI78 

NRC2009-

0558 

PRM72-6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

33 Rule- making 

Industrial 

Radiographic 

Operations and 

Training 

N/A N/A N/A PRM- 34-6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

34 Rule- making 

Institute of 

Electrical and 

Electronic (IEEE) 

Standard 603-2009 

High AI98 

NRC2011-

0089 

N/A 09/01/2009 08/01/2011 08/24/2015 N/A 

35 Rule- making 

Items Containing 

Byproduct Material 

Incidental to 

Production 

(formerly Polymer (Polycarbonate or 

Polyester) Track 

Etched (PCTE) 

Membranes) 

Medium AJ54 N/A PRM‐ 30‐65 08/13/2012 05/29/2017 05/29/2018 11/29/201

36 Rule- making 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel Storage 

Cask [This is a 

placeholder for 

several annually 

recurring rules.] 

High N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
7 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

37 Rule- making 

Miscellaneous 

Administrative 

Rulemaking [This is 

a placeholder for 

annual recurring 

rule to, e.g. update 

administrative or 

organizational 

information] 

Medium N/A N/A N/A 09/01/2015 N/A N/A N/A 

38 Rule- making 

Miscellaneous 

Technical 

Correction [This is 

a placeholder for 

annual recurring 

rule to, e.g. correct 

inadvertent omitted 

information or 

typos] 

Medium N/A N/A N/A 09/01/2015 N/A N/A 11/13/201

39 Rule- making 

Mitigation of 

Beyond Design 

Basis Events 

(MBDBE) 

High AJ49 

NRC2011-

0189, 

NRC2014-

0240 

PRM50-96, PRM50-97, PRM50-98, PRM50-

100, 

PRM50-

101, 

and 

PRM50-

102 

10/18/2011 10/07/2013 04/30/2015 11/13/201
8 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

40 Rule- making Modified Small Quantities Protocol High AJ70 NRC- 2015- 0263 N/A 07/21/2015 N/A N/A N/A 41 Rule- making 

Non-Power 

Production or 

Utilization Facility 

License Renewal 

Medium AI96 

NRC‐

2011‐

0087 

N/A 08/26/2009 10/02/2012 04/08/2016 6/30/2016 

42 Rule- making Part 37 Rulemaking Medium N/A N/A N/A 02/01/2018 02/01/2019 8/1/2019 08/01/20243 Rule- making 

Part 71, 

Compatibility with 

International 

Atomic Energy 

Agency (IAEA) 

Transportation 

Standards, SSR-6, 

2012 Edition 

Medium N/A N/A N/A 02/28/2017 02/28/2019 TBD 2/15/2020 

44 Rule- making 

PerformanceBased Emergency 

Core Cooling 

System 

Acceptance Criteria 

High AH42

NRC2008-

0332 

PRM50-71, PRM50-84 03/31/2003 05/26/2008 03/01/2012 3/24/2014 

45 Rule- making 

Prompt 

Remediation of 

Residual 

Radioactivity 

During Operations*

Medium AJ17 

NRC2011-

0162 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

46 Rule- making Radiation Protection Medium AJ29 NRC- 2009- 0279 N/A 12/17/2012 12/30/2015 TBD TBD 

* Identified for possible discontinuation. 
9 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

47 Rule- making Receipts-Based Small Business Size Standards N/A AJ51 NRC- 2014- 0264 N/A TBD TBD TBD TBD 48 Rule- making 

Regulatory Guide 

(RG) 1.84, Rev. 38; 

RG 1.147, Rev. 19; 

and RG 1.192, 

Rev. 3; Approval of 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Code 

Cases 

High N/A N/A N/A 07/01/2014 04/01/2016 04/01/2017 12/1/2017 

49 Rule- making 

Regulatory Guide 

(RG) 1.84, Rev. 39; 

and RG 1.147, 

Rev. 20; and 1.192, 

Rev. 4; Approval of 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Code 

Cases 

High N/A N/A N/A 05/01/2016 07/01/2018 02/28/2019 3/31/2019 

50 Rule- making 

Regulatory 

Improvements for 

Power Reactors 

Transitioning to 

Decommissioning 

High AJ59 

NRC2015-

0070 

N/A 12/30/2014 06/30/2017 04/30/2018 7/31/2018 

51 Rule- making 

Requirement to 

Submit Complete 

and Accurate 

Information 

N/A N/A 

NRC2013-

0077 

PRM50-

107 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

52 Rule- making 

Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee 

Recovery for FY 

2017 

High N/A N/A N/A 09/01/2016 N/A 03/08/2017 3/23/2017 
10 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

53 Rule- making 

Revisions to 

Reactor Vessel 

Material 

Surveillance 

Program 

Requirements 

Medium AG9 8 NRC- 2008- 0582 PRM- 50-69 08/08/2014 05/15/2017 03/31/2018 6/30/2018 

54 Rule- making Risk Management Regulatory Framework* Medium N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 55 Rule- making 

Risk-Informed 

Changes to Lossof-Coolant Accident 

Technical 

Requirements 

High AH29

NRC2004-

0006 

PRM50-75 03/31/2003 N/A 06/09/2009 8/10/2009 

56 Rule- making 

Sabotage of 

Nuclear Facilities, 

Fuel, or Designated 

Material*

Medium AI68 

NRC2009-

0227 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

57 Rule- making 

Spent Fuel Cask 

Certificate of 

Compliance Format 

and Content 

N/A N/A N/A PRM- 72-7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

58 Rule- making Spent Fuel Reprocessing Medium AJ53 N/A N/A 11/04/2013 06/30/2021 TBD 12/30/20259 Rule- making 

Transfers of 

Certain Source 

Materials by 

Specific Licensees*

Low AG6 4 NRC- 2002- 0013 N/A N/A N/A N/A 08/28/200

* Identified for possible discontinuation. 
11 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

60 Rule- making 

U.S. Advanced 

Pressurized Water 

Reactor (USAPWR) Design 

Certification 

High AI83 

NRC2010-

0133 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

61 Rule- making 

U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory 

Commission 

Acquisition 

Regulation 

(NRCAR) – 48 CFR 

Chap. 20 

Medium AJ36 

NRC2014-

0033 

N/A 06/01/2014 N/A 07/01/2016 08/01/201

62 Rule- making 

Variable Annual 

Fee Structure for 

Small Modular 

Reactors 

Medium AI54 N/A N/A 05/25/2015 N/A 10/16/2015 11/4/2015 

63 Rule- making 

2009-2013 Editions 

and Addenda of the 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Code 

High AI97 

NRC2011-

0088 

N/A 06/01/2013 12/01/2013 08/31/2015 9/18/2015 

64 Rule- making 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks - Holtec 

International HISTORM 100 Cask 

System, 

Amendment 10 

High AJ71 

NRC2015-

0270 

N/A 11/27/2015 N/A 02/24/2016 3/14/2016 
12 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

65 Rule- making 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks - Holtec 

International HISTORM 100 Cask 

System, Certificate 

of Compliance No. 

1014, Amendment 

No. 9, Revision No. 

1 

High AJ63 

NRC2015-

0156 

N/A 06/08/2015 N/A 12/15/2015 1/6/2016 

66 Rule- making 

Medical Use of 

Byproduct Material-

-Medical Event 

Definitions, 

Training and 

Experience, and 

Clarifying 

Amendments 

High AI63 

NRC2008-

0175 

PRM35-20 01/16/2009 N/A 08/08/2013 7/21/2014 

67 Rule- making 

Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee 

Recovery for FY 

2016 

High AJ66 

NRC2015-

0223 

N/A 09/01/2015 N/A 02/24/2016 3/9/2016 

68 Rule- making 

Incorporation by 

Reference of 

Revisions of ASME 

Regulatory Guides 

(Regulatory Guide 

(RG) 1.84, Rev. 37; 

RG 1.147, Rev. 18; 

and RG 1.192, 

Rev. 2; Approval of 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Code 

Cases) 

High AJ13 

NRC2012-

0059 

N/A 08/01/2013 10/01/2013 01/15/2016 3/2/2016 
13 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

69 Rule- making Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal High AI92 NRC- 2011- 0012 N/A 03/18/2009 09/30/2010 07/18/2013 3/26/2015 70 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Agency Procedures 

for Responding to 

Adverse Court 

Decisions and 

Addressing 

Funding Shortfalls 

N/A N/A 

NRC2015-

0264 

PRM2-15 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

71 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Calculated 

Maximum Fuel 

Element Cladding 

Temperature 

N/A N/A 

NRC2009-

0554 

PRM50-93 

and 

PRM50-95 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

72 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Determining Which 

Structures, 

Systems, and 

Components and 

Functions are 

Important to Safety 

N/A N/A 

NRC2015-

0213 

PRM50-

112 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

73 

Petition 

for Rulemaking Dry Cask Storage of Spent Fuel N/A N/A NRC- 2008- 0649 PRM- 72-6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

74 

Petition 

for Rulemaking Enhancing Reactor Safety N/A N/A NRC- 2011- 0189 PRM- 50-99 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

75 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Environmental 

Impacts of Spent 

Fuel Storage 

During Reactor 

Operation 

N/A N/A 

NRC2014-

0055 

PRM51-31 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

76 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Erik Erb – Minimum 

Day Off 

Requirement for 

Security Officers 

N/A N/A 

NRC2010-

0310 

PRM26-6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 
14 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

77 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Fuel-Cladding 

Issues in 

Postulated Spent 

Fuel Pool 

Accidents 

N/A N/A 

NRC2014-

0171 

PRM50-

108 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

78 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Improved 

Identification 

Techniques against 

Alkali-Silica 

Concrete 

Degradation at 

Nuclear Power 

Plants 

N/A N/A 

NRC2014-

0257 

PRM50-

109 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

79 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

In-Core 

Temperature 

Monitoring at 

Nuclear Power 

Plants 

N/A N/A 

NRC2015-

0124 

PRM50-

111 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

80 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Linear NoThreshold Model 

and Standards for 

Protection against 

Radiation 

N/A N/A 

NRC2015-

0057 

PRM20-28, PRM20-29, PRM20-30 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

81 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Malware and 

Programmable 

Logic in Computers 

in Nuclear Power 

Plant Systems 

N/A N/A 

NRC2013-

0214 

PRM73-17 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

82 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Measurement and 

Control of 

Combustible Gas 

Generation and 

Dispersal 

N/A N/A 

NRC2011-

0189 

PRM50-

103 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 
15 

Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of March 31, 2016) 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

83 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Nuclear Energy 

Institute – Fitnessfor-Duty Programs N/A N/A 

NRC2010-

0304 

PRM26-5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

84 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Professional 

Reactor Operator 

Society - Fitnessfor-Duty Programs N/A N/A N/A PRM- 26-3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

85 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Protection of Digital 

Computer and 

Communication 

Systems and 

Networks 

N/A N/A 

NRC2014-

0165 

PRM73-18 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

86 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Risk-Informed 

Categorization and 

Treatment of 

Structures, 

Systems, and 

Components for 

Nuclear Power 

Reactors 

N/A N/A 

NRC2015-

0028 

PRM50-

110 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

87 

Petition 

for Rulemaking Spent Fuel Storage and Disposal N/A N/A NRC- 2014- 0014 PRM- 51-30 N/A N/A N/A N/A 

88 

Petition 

for Rulemaking 

Uninterruptible 

Monitoring of 

Coolant and Fuel in 

Reactors and 

Spent Fuel Pools 

N/A N/A 

NRC2015-

0230 

PRM50-

113 

N/A N/A N/A N/A