State of Indiana: Discontinuance of Certain Commission Regulatory Authority Within the State, Notice of Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Indiana
other · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Published 2026-10-02 · Effective 2026-09-30 · 91 FR 62635
Document
Document number
2026-20276
Federal Register citation
91 FR 62635
CFR reference
10 CFR 150
Type
Rule
Action
Final state agreement.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2026-10-02
Effective date
2026-09-30
Energy docket
NRC-2026-1387
Abstract
This notice is announcing that on September 24, 2026, Ho K. Nieh, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission), and Governor Michael Braun of the State of Indiana, signed an Agreement as authorized by Section 274b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act or AEA). Under the Agreement, the Commission discontinues its regulatory authority, and the State of Indiana assumes regulatory authority over byproduct materials, source materials, and special nuclear materials in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass, as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(3), and 11e(4) of the AEA.