The Sunset Rule

Key Points

• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission adds “sunset” dates to some of its rules, meaning they can expire later unless the agency keeps them.
• This is tied to a Trump executive order aimed at cutting back rules as part of boosting U.S. energy production.
• One major piece is paused: the agency is not adding a sunset date to the rule about checking how nuclear plants handle an aircraft impact.
• Most of the other sunset-date changes still take effect, so the agency and nuclear companies may face more frequent reviews to keep certain rules in place.