NRC Adopts Inflation Adjustments to Price-Anderson Act Financial Protection Regulations

Summary

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is updating its regulations to reflect inflation adjustments to the Price-Anderson Act, a law that requires the NRC to adjust maximum premiums for nuclear accidents, in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

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