Energy & environment · 15/01/2020

Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2020

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is updating its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties for violations of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as well as program fraud civil penalties, to account for inflation. The changes are mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.