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NRC sets time limits on contested nuclear license hearings

Serving as general counsel when the final rule was issued

A contested hearing over a nuclear license could once drag on for years, outlasting the technical review it was meant to challenge. On October 30, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) finalized a rule that caps those proceedings at 18, 12, or 6 months depending on complexity.

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Notable Quotes

"The contested hearing will never be the long pole in the tent. It will wrap up at the same time or before the staff's actual technical review wraps up."

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"Not all hearings are alike."

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