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NRC Fees

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The Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act of 2019 requires that the NRC recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget less certain amounts excluded from the fee recovery requirement. Applicants are charged for every staff-hour spent working on submittals, performing inspections, and any other mission-related activity associated with the applicant or license holder. The intial high-level interactions with the NRC staff, including an introductory public meeting, will not be billed to the applicant. The intial discussions and public meeting shall not contain technical discussions or requests for NRC feedback because the NRC must charge an applicant fees once technical discussions of the design or project commence.

In fiscal year 2025 (i.e., October 2024 through September 2025), applicants and license holders will be charged $317 per every NRC staff-hour. For fiscal year 2026 (i.e., October 2025 through September 2026), the NRC proposed that advanced reactor applicants and license holders be billed at a rate of $146 per NRC staff-hour.  All other NRC-billed activities will be charged at a rate $323 per NRC staff-hour. The reason for this rate difference for fiscal year 2026 is that Section 201 the Advance Act of 2024 granted advanced nuclear reactor pre‑applicants a reduced hourly rate starting October 1, 2025. 

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, April 09, 2025