NRC Pushes Back Key Rulemaking Following Government Shutdown

NRC Pushes Back Key Rulemaking Following Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is pushing back by three weeks the deadline for public comments on a controversial rule that could determine the fate of all nuclear power plant licensing decisions.

NRC officials announced on Monday that it now will accept comments on the so-called "waste confidence" rule through Dec. 20. The delay is a result of this month's federal government shutdown, which lasted nearly three weeks and forced the commission to postpone public meetings on the rule that it had planned to hold throughout the country.
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