Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2026

Under NEIMA, the NRC is required to recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its annual budget for FY 2026, less the budget authority for excluded activities. The NRC assesses two types of fees to meet the requirements of NEIMA. First, service fees, established in 10 CFR part 170 under the authority of the IOAA and NEIMA, recover the NRC's costs of providing specific benefits to identifiable recipients (such as licensing work, inspections, and special projects). Second, annual fees, established in 10 CFR part 171 under the authority of NEIMA, recover generic and other regulatory costs not otherwise recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees.

With respect to 10 CFR part 170 service fees, this rule was developed under the IOAA and NEIMA and consistent with OMB Circular A- 25. NEIMA requires the NRC to “assess and collect fees,” in accordance with the IOAA, “from any person who receives a service or thing of value from the [NRC] to cover the costs to the [NRC] of providing the service or thing of value.”

With respect to 10 CFR part 171 annual fees, this rule was developed under NEIMA. NEIMA requires the NRC to “establish by rule a schedule” of annual fees that “fairly and equitably” allocate the aggregate amount of annual fees among licensees and certificate holders. NEIMA also requires that annual fees, “to the maximum extent practicable, shall be reasonably related to the cost of providing regulatory services.” Because 10 CFR part 170 service fees will not equal 100 percent of the agency's total budget authority for the FY (less the budget authority for excluded activities), the NRC assesses 10 CFR part 171 annual fees to recover the remaining amount necessary to comply with NEIMA.\5\

\5\ The assessment of annual fees by the NRC began in FY 1987 to meet the requirements of Public Law 99-272, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which required the NRC to recover 33 percent of its budget authority. Subsequent legislation required the NRC to recover an increasing percentage of its budget authority. See, e.g., Public Law 100-203, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (requiring that the NRC, for FYs 1988 and 1989, recover at least 45 percent of its budget authority in each fiscal year); Public Law 101-508, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA- 90) (requiring that the NRC, for FYs 1991 through 1995, recover approximately 100 percent of its budget authority in each fiscal year, less excluded amounts); Public Law 106-377, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001 (amending OBRA-90 to decrease the NRC's fee recovery amount by 2 percent per fiscal year beginning in FY 2001, ending at 90 percent in FY 2005).

In the annual fee rule, the NRC adjusts its fees to recover its annual budget authority to ensure that the NRC complies with the statutory requirements for cost recovery. Similarly, in this final rule, the NRC has made adjustments to recover its annual budget authority consistent with the statutory fee recovery requirement. For this final rule, the NRC did not identify any alternatives to the current statutorily required fee structure. Further, NEIMA requires the NRC to establish its fee schedule by rule and thus the NRC did not identify any alternatives to rulemaking. However, the NRC did consider several alternatives to alleviate the significant impact of annual fees on a substantial number of small entities, in accordance with the RFA. Those alternatives include:

1. Basing fees on the amount of radioactivity possessed by the licensee (e.g., number of sources).

2. Basing fees on the frequency of use of licensed radioactive material (e.g., volume of patients).

3. Basing fees on the NRC size standards for small entities.

Based on the expertise of the NRC staff, informed by previous reviews of these alternatives, the NRC continues to believe that a maximum fee for small entities is the most appropriate and effective option for reducing the impact of fees on small entities.

The NRC also performed an analysis of the costs and benefits over FY 2026.\6\ Consistent with OMB Circular A-4, the fees charged by the NRC are considered transfer payments and therefore not part of the costs of this rulemaking.

\6\ The NRC selected FY 2026 as the time horizon for this rule because, consistent with NEIMA, this rule amends the NRC's fee regulations to allow the NRC to recover, to the maximum extent practicable, approximately 100 percent of its FY 2026 budget authority, minus the budget authority for excluded activities, by September 30, 2026 (the end of FY 2026).

OMB Circular A-4 directs agencies to report transfer payments from and to government agencies separately.\7\ The two primary government agencies assessed fees are DOE and NIST. The NRC assesses fees to DOE to recover costs related to regulating DOE's Title I and Title II activities under UMTRCA as part of the uranium recovery facilities fee class. Additionally, the NRC assesses an annual fee to DOE based on the number of 10 CFR part 71 CoCs held by DOE as part of the transportation fee class. The NRC also assesses fees to DOE as part of the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee class; these costs were inadvertently not included in the Regulatory Analysis in tables XX and XXI in the FY 2025 final fee rule but have been added to tables XX and XXI in the Regulatory Analysis in the FY 2026 final fee rule. The NRC assesses fees to NIST as a member of the fuel facilities fee class for its license for possession and use of special nuclear material and as a member of the non-power production or utilization facilities fee class for its research reactor. The NRC also assesses fees to several Federal agencies for a variety of small materials licenses. The fees assessed to government agencies, including both 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 fees, are identified below.\8\

\7\ Currently there are no State government agencies that hold an NRC license or are an NRC applicant and thus, no State government agencies are assessed fees under this rule.

\8\ The underlying data in Section VI, “Regulatory Analysis,” of this document have been updated to reflect finalized figures, replacing the preliminary data used in the proposed rule. Specifically, the number of licensees changed from 2,458 to 2,448, which resulted in adjustments to the undiscounted and discounted cost estimates. In addition, the figures in the last column (FY 2026 Final Rule) in tables XX and XXI were updated to reflect final figures. All of these updates are minor and non-substantive.

Table XX--Fees Charged to Government Agencies

[Dollars in millions] \9\

FY 2025 final FY 2026 final

rule Rule

DOE (Uranium Recovery).................. $0.361 $0.215 DOE (Transportation).................... 2.576 2.147 DOE (Spent Fuel Storage/Reactor 1.238 0.777

Decommissioning)....................... NIST (Fuel Facilities).................. 0.134 0.015 NIST (Non-Power Production or 0.187 0.152

Utilization Facilities)................ Other Agencies (Materials Users)........ 1.473 3.979

Total............................... 5.969 7.285

After accounting for the fees assessed to government agencies, the “adjusted amount to be recovered through 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 fees” assessed to applicants and licensees was $804.1 million in the FY 2025 final fee rule. This amount has been corrected to $802.8 million in table XXI, “Fee Totals,” of this document by adding the missing $1.2 million in fees assessed to DOE as part of the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning fee class in the Regulatory Analysis to tables XX and XXI. After accounting for the fees assessed to government agencies, the “adjusted amount to be recovered through 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 fees” assessed to applicants and licensees is $811.5 million in the FY 2026 final fee rule, resulting in a difference of approximately $7.3 million in FY 2026 compared to FY 2025. Table XXI shows this calculation.

\9\ Dollar amounts reported directly from fiscal years are nominal values.

Table XXI--Fee Totals

[Dollars in millions] \9\

FY 2025 final FY 2026 final

rule rule

Adjusted amount to be recovered through $808.8 $818.8

10 CFR parts 170 and 171 fees.......... Less government agency fees (see table -6.0 -7.3

XX)....................................

Total............................... 802.8 811.5

As indicated, both the amount of fees assessed to federal government agencies in FY 2026 ($7.3 million) as well as the fees assessed to non-government licensees and applicants in FY 2026 ($811.5 million) are considered transfer payments under OMB Circular A-4 and, therefore, not part of the costs of this rulemaking.

Therefore, the costs of this final rule constitute the resources for licensees to read the annual rule and resultant changes to their internal processes for payment. The NRC expects that this final rule will affect 2,448 licensees, each spending a maximum of 1 hour reading the rule and 1 hour updating their accounting software. For the purpose of this analysis, the NRC developed a labor rate of $148, which includes only labor and material costs that are directly related to the implementation of the annual rule.\10\ The final rule results in a net cost to licensees of approximately $727,000, undiscounted.\11\ In addition, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) requires agencies to report results as a perpetual stream once a rule is implemented, which in this case reflects annualized cost of about $47,561, at a 7 percent discount rate.

\10\ The NRC used the BLS data tables to select appropriate hourly labor rates for the roles performing work necessary following issuance of the final rule, calculating a blended mean wage based on the estimated proportion of work performed by each role from BLS, “May 2024 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates” (BLS, 2025). This labor rate includes wages paid for the individuals performing the work plus the associated fringe benefit component of labor cost.

\11\ For FY 2025, the rule affected 3,072 licensees under the same assumptions. Due to a calculation error, the correct cost should have been $906,000 (3,072 times 2 hours times $148), not $453,000 as reported in the Regulatory Analysis included in the FY 2025 final fee rule.

Additionally, this final rule establishes fixed caps on service fees for requested activities of the Commission that involve the issuance of a final safety evaluation, consistent with NEIMA and E.O. 14300. The NRC will address the E.O. 14300 policy to establish fixed deadlines for final decisions in a separate rulemaking. Should fixed deadlines be established, the NRC would not assess 10 CFR part 170 fees beyond the fixed deadline, even if the fixed fee cap has not been reached, absent applicant failure.

To implement fixed fee caps, the NRC is establishing Sec. 170.33, “Executive Order 14300 fixed fee caps,” and amending Sec. 170.3, “Definitions,” and Sec. 15.31, “Disputed debts.” The changes include a table of categorical caps for requested activities of the Commission that involve the issuance of a final safety evaluation; a process for lower tailored caps based on the specific application; a definition of applicant failure, which is the sole basis for increasing the fixed fee cap; and procedures for fee cap disputes.

The NRC does not expect that the final rule will result in any behavioral changes related to market entry or exit among licensees on which the NRC assesses 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 fees. There is only a small increase in the adjusted amount to be recovered through 10 CFR parts 170 and 171 fees, and the way in which the NRC assesses these fees is well established. It is possible that the implementation of the fixed caps on service fees may induce current licensees to submit further licensing actions, or may increase the rate of market entry of new licensees as applicants.

The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as indicated.

ADAMS accession No./FR

Documents citation/web link

Proposed rule, “Fee Schedules; Fee 91 FR 12084.

Recovery for Fiscal Year 2026,” dated

March 12, 2026. Final rule, “Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery 90 FR 26730.

for Fiscal Year 2025,” dated June 24,

2025. FY 2025 Final Fee Rule Work Papers........ ML25129A153. Fiscal Year 2026 Final Rule Work Papers... ML26124A085. OMB Circular A-25, “User Charges”....... https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Circular-025.pdf. SECY-05-0164, “Annual Fee Calculation ML052580332.

Method,” dated September 15, 2005. NUREG-1100, Volume 41, “Congressional ML25162A035.

Budget Justification: Fiscal Year 2026”

(June 2025).

Final rule, “Revision of Fee Schedules; 80 FR 37432.

Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2015,”

dated June 30, 2015. Final rule, “Variable Annual Fee 81 FR 32617.

Structure for Small Modular Reactors,”

dated May 24, 2016. Final Rule, “Revision of Fee Schedules; 84 FR 22331.

Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2019,”

dated May 17, 2019. Final rule, “Revision of Fee Schedules; 86 FR 32146.

Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2021,”

dated June 16, 2021. Final rule, “Revision of Fee Schedules; 88 FR 39120.

Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2023,”

dated June 15, 2023. Final rule, “Revision of Fee Schedules; 64 FR 31448.

100% Fee Recovery, FY 1999,” dated June

10, 1999. Final rule, “Revision of Fee Schedules; 67 FR 42612.

Fee Recovery for FY 2002,” dated June

24, 2002. Final rule, “Revision of Fee Schedules; 71 FR 30722.

Fee Recovery for FY 2006,” dated May 30,

2006. Final rule, “Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery 89 FR 51789.

for Fiscal Year 2024,” dated June 20,

2024. Comments on PR-15, 170 and 171--Fee ML26107A164.

Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year

2026 (NRC-2023-0212). Fiscal Year 2026 Regulatory Flexibility ML26117A017.

Analysis. Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ML25363A091.

Commission Small Entity Compliance Guide. Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory 58 FR 51735.

Planning and Review,” October 4, 1993. Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing 90 FR 8353.

American Energy,” January 29, 2025. Executive Order 14192, “Unleashing 90 FR 9065.

Prosperity Through Deregulation,”

February 6, 2025. Executive Order 14300, “Ordering the 90 FR 22587.

Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission,” May 29, 2025. Presidential Memorandum, “Plain Language 63 FR 31885.

in Government Writing,” dated June 10,

1998.

10 CFR Part 15

Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Debt collection.

10 CFR Part 170

Byproduct material, Import and export licenses, Intergovernmental relations, Non-payment penalties, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Source material, Special nuclear material.

10 CFR Part 171

Annual charges, Approvals, Byproduct material, Holders of certificates, Intergovernmental relations, Non-payment penalties, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Registrations, Source material, Special nuclear material.

For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 2215; 31 U.S.C. 9701; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is making the following amendments to 10 CFR parts 15, 170, and 171:

PART 15--DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES

0 1. The authority citation for part 15 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 161, 186 (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2236); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 5 U.S.C. 5514; 26 U.S.C. 6402; 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3713, 3716, 3719, 3720A; 42 U.S.C. 664; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note; 31 CFR parts 900 through 904; 31 CFR part 285; E.O. 12146, 44 FR 42657, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 409; E.O. 12988, 61 FR 4729, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 157.

0 2. In Sec. 15.31, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec. 15.31 Disputed debts.

(a) Submitting a dispute. (1) For any type of charges assessed by the NRC, a debtor may submit a dispute of debt within 45 days from the date of the initial demand letter. The debtor shall explain why the debt is incorrect in fact or in law and may support the explanation by affidavit, cancelled checks, or other relevant evidence. The dispute must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer via the eBilling system, by email to [email protected], or by mail to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attn: Chief Financial Officer. For debt disputes related to charges for 10 CFR part 170 fees, the debtor must complete and submit an NRC Form 529 with the required information.

(2) For disputes associated with the Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap, the debtor must complete and submit an NRC Form 529 with the required information within 45 days of the NRC written communication pertaining to the cap. The NRC Form 529 must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer via the eBilling system, by email to [email protected], or by mail to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attn: Chief Financial Officer. * * * * *

PART 170--FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED

0 3. The authority citation for part 170 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 161(w) (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w)); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 31 U.S.C. 901, 902, 9701; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

0 4. In Sec. 170.3, add the definition for Applicant failure in alphabetical order to read as follows:

Sec. 170.3 Definitions.

* * * * *

Applicant failure means actions or inaction that--

(1) Are within the reasonable control of a diligent applicant;

(2) Are not due to actions or inaction of the Commission; and

(3) Will cause substantial delays or require a significant increase in resources, including explicit requests by the applicant to the Commission to pause or delay review. * * * * *

0 5. In Sec. 170.11, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec. 170.11 Exemptions.

* * * * *

(d) All fee exemption requests must be submitted in writing to the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with Sec. 170.5, and the Chief Financial Officer will grant or deny such requests in writing. Fee exemption requests submitted via email should be submitted to the NRC at [email protected].

0 6. Revise and republish Sec. 170.20 to read as follows:

Sec. 170.20 Average cost per professional staff-hour.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, fees for permits, licenses, amendments, renewals, special projects, 10 CFR part 55 re-qualification and replacement examinations and tests, other required reviews, approvals, and inspections under Sec. Sec. 170.21 and 170.31 will be calculated using the professional staff-hour rate of $337 per hour.

(b) For advanced nuclear reactor applicants:

(1) Fees under Sec. 170.21 relating to the review of the submitted application for the advanced nuclear reactor applicant will be calculated using the reduced hourly rate of $154 per hour.

(2) [Reserved]

(c) For advanced nuclear reactor pre-applicants:

(1) Fees under Sec. 170.21 relating to the review of submitted materials as described in the licensing project plan will be calculated using the reduced hourly rate of $154 per hour.

(2) This paragraph (c) shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2030.

0 7. In Sec. 170.21, in table 1, revise footnote 2 to read as follows:

Sec. 170.21 Schedule of fees for production and utilization facilities, review of standard referenced design approvals, special projects, inspections and import and export licenses.

Table 1 to Sec. 170.21--Schedule of Facility Fees

* * * * *

\2\ Full cost fees will be determined based on the professional staff time and appropriate contractual support services expended. For applications currently on file and for which fees are determined based on the full cost expended for the review, the professional staff hours expended for the review of the application up to the effective date of the final rule will be determined at the professional hourly rate in effect when the service was provided. Effective October 1, 2025, the “full cost fees” described in the table 1 for advanced nuclear reactor applicants and advanced nuclear reactor pre-applicants will be assessed consistent with Sec. 170.20(b) and (c). * * * * *

0 8. In Sec. 170.31, revise table 1 to read as follows:

Sec. 170.31 Schedule of fees for materials licenses and other regulatory services, including inspections, and import and export licenses.

* * * * *

Table 1 to Sec. 170.31--Schedule of Materials Fees

[See footnotes at end of table]

Category of materials licenses and type of

fees \1\ Fees \2\ \3\

A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of

U-235 or plutonium for fuel fabrication

activities.

(a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material Full Cost.

(High Enriched Uranium).\6\ [Program

Code(s): 21213].

(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Full Cost.

Dispersible Form Used for Fabrication

of Power Reactor Fuel.\6\ [Program

Code(s): 21210].

(2) All other special nuclear materials

licenses not included in category 1.A.(1)

which are licensed for fuel cycle

activities.\6\

(a) Facilities with limited Full Cost.

operations.\6\ [Program Code(s):

21240, 21310, 21320].

(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment Full Cost.

demonstration facilities.\6\ [Program

Code(s): 21205].

(c) Others, including hot cell Full Cost.

facilities.\6\ [Program Code(s):

21130, 21131, 21133].

B. Licenses for receipt and storage of Full Cost.

spent fuel and reactor-related Greater

than Class C (GTCC) waste at an

independent spent fuel storage

installation (ISFSI).\6\ [Program

Code(s): 23200].

C. Licenses for possession and use of $1,500.

special nuclear material of less than a

critical mass, as defined in Sec. 70.4

of this chapter, in sealed sources

contained in devices used in industrial

measuring systems, including x-ray

fluorescence analyzers.\4\ Application

[Program Code(s): 22140].

D. All other special nuclear material $3,100.

licenses, except licenses authorizing

special nuclear material in sealed or

unsealed form in combination that would

constitute a critical mass, as defined in

Sec. 70.4 of this chapter, for which

the licensee shall pay the same fees as

those under category 1.A.\4\ Application

[Program Code(s): 22110, 22111, 22120,

22131, 22136, 22150, 22151, 22161, 22170,

23100, 23300, 23310].

E. Licenses or certificates for Full Cost.

construction and operation of a uranium

enrichment facility.\6\ [Program Code(s):

21200].

F. Licenses for possession and use of Full Cost.

special nuclear material greater than

critical mass, as defined in Sec. 70.4

of this chapter, for development and

testing of commercial products, and other

non-fuel-cycle activities.\4\ \6\

[Program Code(s): 22155]. 2. Source material: \11\

A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of Full Cost.

source material for refining uranium mill

concentrates to uranium hexafluoride or

for deconverting uranium hexafluoride in

the production of uranium oxides for

disposal.\6\ [Program Code(s): 11400].

(2) Licenses for possession and use of

source material in recovery operations

such as milling, in situ recovery, heap-

leaching, ore buying stations, ion-

exchange facilities, and in processing of

ores containing source material for

extraction of metals other than uranium

or thorium, including licenses

authorizing the possession of byproduct

waste material (tailings) from source

material recovery operations, as well as

licenses authorizing the possession and

maintenance of a facility in a standby

mode.\6\

(a) Conventional and Heap Leach Full Cost.

facilities.\6\ [Program Code(s):

11100].

(b) Basic In Situ Recovery Full Cost.

facilities.\6\ [Program Code(s):

11500].

(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery Full Cost.

facilities.\6\ [Program Code(s):

11510].

(d) In Situ Recovery Resin Full Cost.

facilities.\6\ [Program Code(s):

11550].

(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities.\6\ Full Cost.

[Program Code(s): 11555].

(f) Other facilities.\6\ [Program Full Cost.

Code(s): 11700].

(3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of Full Cost.

byproduct material, as defined in section

11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from

other persons for possession and

disposal, except those licenses subject

to the fees in category 2.A.(2) or

category 2.A.(4).\6\ [Program Code(s):

11600, 12000].

(4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of Full Cost.

byproduct material, as defined in section

11e.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, from

other persons for possession and disposal

incidental to the disposal of the uranium

waste tailings generated by the

licensee's milling operations, except

those licenses subject to the fees in

category 2.A.(2).\6\ [Program Code(s):

12010].

B. Licenses which authorize the $1,500.

possession, use, and/or installation of

source material for shielding.\7\ \8\

Application [Program Code(s): 11210].

C. Licenses to distribute items containing $7,200.

source material to persons exempt from

the licensing requirements of part 40 of

this chapter. Application [Program

Code(s): 11240].

D. Licenses to distribute source material $3,300.

to persons generally licensed under part

40 of this chapter. Application [Program

Code(s): 11230, 11231].

E. Licenses for possession and use of $3,200.

source material for processing or

manufacturing of products or materials

containing source material for commercial

distribution. Application [Program

Code(s): 11710].

F. All other source material licenses. $3,200.

Application [Program Code(s): 11200,

11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810, 11820]. 3. Byproduct material: \11\

A. Licenses of broad scope for the $15,800.

possession and use of byproduct material

issued under parts 30 and 33 of this

chapter for processing or manufacturing

of items containing byproduct material

for commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: 1-5. Application

[Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213].

(1). Licenses of broad scope for the $20,900.

possession and use of byproduct

material issued under parts 30 and 33

of this chapter for processing or

manufacturing of items containing

byproduct material for commercial

distribution. Number of locations of

use: 6-20. Application [Program

Code(s): 04010, 04012, 04014].

(2). Licenses of broad scope for the $26,200.

possession and use of byproduct

material issued under parts 30 and 33

of this chapter for processing or

manufacturing of items containing

byproduct material for commercial

distribution. Number of locations of

use: more than 20. Application

[Program Code(s): 04011, 04013,

04015].

B. Other licenses for possession and use $4,300.

of byproduct material issued under part

30 of this chapter for processing or

manufacturing of items containing

byproduct material for commercial

distribution. Number of locations of use:

1-5. Application [Program Code(s): 03214,

03215, 22135, 22162].

(1). Other licenses for possession and $5,800.

use of byproduct material issued

under part 30 of this chapter for

processing or manufacturing of items

containing byproduct material for

commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: 6-20. Application

[Program Code(s): 04110, 04112,

04114, 04116].

(2). Other licenses for possession and $7,200.

use of byproduct material issued

under part 30 of this chapter for

processing or manufacturing of items

containing byproduct material for

commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: more than 20.

Application [Program Code(s): 04111,

04113, 04115, 04117].

C. Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. $6,300.

32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter that

authorize the processing or manufacturing

and distribution or redistribution of

radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent

kits, and/or sources and devices

containing byproduct material. This

category does not apply to licenses

issued to nonprofit educational

institutions whose processing or

manufacturing is exempt under Sec.

170.11(a)(4). Number of locations of use:

1-5. Application [Program Code(s): 02500,

02511, 02513].

(1). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. $8,400.

32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter

that authorize the processing or

manufacturing and distribution or

redistribution of

radiopharmaceuticals, generators,

reagent kits, and/or sources and

devices containing byproduct

material. This category does not

apply to licenses issued to nonprofit

educational institutions whose

processing or manufacturing is exempt

under Sec. 170.11(a)(4). Number of

locations of use: 6-20. Application

[Program Code(s): 04210, 04212,

04214].

(2). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. $10,400.

32.72 and/or 32.74 of this chapter

that authorize the processing or

manufacturing and distribution or

redistribution of

radiopharmaceuticals, generators,

reagent kits, and/or sources and

devices containing byproduct

material. This category does not

apply to licenses issued to nonprofit

educational institutions whose

processing or manufacturing is exempt

under Sec. 170.11(a)(4). Number of

locations of use: more than 20.

Application [Program Code(s): 04211,

04213, 04215].

D. [Reserved]............................. N/A.

E. Licenses for possession and use of $3,900.

byproduct material in sealed sources for

irradiation of materials in which the

source is not removed from its shield

(self-shielded units). Application

[Program Code(s): 03510, 03520].

F. Licenses for possession and use of less $7,900.

than or equal to 10,000 curies of

byproduct material in sealed sources for

irradiation of materials in which the

source is exposed for irradiation

purposes. This category also includes

underwater irradiators for irradiation of

materials where the source is not exposed

for irradiation purposes. Application

[Program Code(s): 03511].

G. Licenses for possession and use of $75,100.

greater than 10,000 curies of byproduct

material in sealed sources for

irradiation of materials in which the

source is exposed for irradiation

purposes. This category also includes

underwater irradiators for irradiation of

materials where the source is not exposed

for irradiation purposes. Application

[Program Code(s): 03521].

H. Licenses issued under subpart A of part $8,000.

32 of this chapter to distribute items

containing byproduct material that

require device review to persons exempt

from the licensing requirements of part

30 of this chapter. The category does not

include specific licenses authorizing

redistribution of items that have been

authorized for distribution to persons

exempt from the licensing requirements of

part 30 of this chapter. Application

[Program Code(s): 03254, 03255, 03257].

I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part $12,400.

32 of this chapter to distribute items

containing byproduct material or

quantities of byproduct material that do

not require device evaluation to persons

exempt from the licensing requirements of

part 30 of this chapter. This category

does not include specific licenses

authorizing redistribution of items that

have been authorized for distribution to

persons exempt from the licensing

requirements of part 30 of this chapter.

Application [Program Code(s): 03250,

03251, 03253, 03256].

J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part $2,400.

32 of this chapter to distribute items

containing byproduct material that

require sealed source and/or device

review to persons generally licensed

under part 31 of this chapter. This

category does not include specific

licenses authorizing redistribution of

items that have been authorized for

distribution to persons generally

licensed under part 31 of this chapter.

Application [Program Code(s): 03240,

03241, 03243].

K. Licenses issued under subpart B of part $1,400.

32 of this chapter to distribute items

containing byproduct material or

quantities of byproduct material that do

not require sealed source and/or device

review to persons generally licensed

under part 31 of this chapter. This

category does not include specific

licenses authorizing redistribution of

items that have been authorized for

distribution to persons generally

licensed under part 31 of this chapter.

Application [Program Code(s): 03242,

03244].

L. Licenses of broad scope for possession $6,600.

and use of byproduct material issued

under parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for

research and development that do not

authorize commercial distribution. Number

of locations of use: 1-5. Application

[Program Code(s): 01100, 01110, 01120,

03610, 03611, 03612, 03613].

(1) Licenses of broad scope for $8,800.

possession and use of byproduct

material issued under parts 30 and 33

of this chapter for research and

development that do not authorize

commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: 6-20. Application

[Program Code(s): 04610, 04612,

04614, 04616, 04618, 04620, 04622].

(2) Licenses of broad scope for $11,000.

possession and use of byproduct

material issued under parts 30 and 33

of this chapter for research and

development that do not authorize

commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: more than 20.

Application [Program Code(s): 04611,

04613, 04615, 04617, 04619, 04621,

04623].

M. Other licenses for possession and use $10,000.

of byproduct material issued under part

30 of this chapter for research and

development that do not authorize

commercial distribution. Application

[Program Code(s): 03620].

N. Licenses that authorize services for

other licensees, except:

(1) Licenses that authorize only $10,800.

calibration and/or leak testing

services are subject to the fees

specified in fee category 3.P.; and.

(2) Licenses that authorize waste

disposal services are subject to the

fees specified in fee categories

4.A., 4.B., and 4.C.\13\ Application

[Program Code(s): 03219, 03225,

03226].

O. Licenses for possession and use of $12,300.

byproduct material issued under part 34

of this chapter for industrial

radiography operations. Number of

locations of use: 1-5. Application

[Program Code(s): 03310, 03320].

(1). Licenses for possession and use $16,300.

of byproduct material issued under

part 34 of this chapter for

industrial radiography operations.

Number of locations of use: 6-20.

Application [Program Code(s): 04310,

04312].

(2). Licenses for possession and use $20,400.

of byproduct material issued under

part 34 of this chapter for

industrial radiography operations.

Number of locations of use: more than

20. Application [Program Code(s):

04311, 04313].

P. All other specific byproduct material $8,200.

licenses, except those in categories 4.A.

through 9.D.\9\ Number of locations of

use: 1-5. Application [Program Code(s):

02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123,

03124, 03130, 03140, 03220, 03221, 03222,

03800, 03810, 22130].

(1). All other specific byproduct $11,100.

material licenses, except those in

categories 4.A. through 9.D.\9\

Number of locations of use: 6-20.

Application [Program Code(s): 04410,

04412, 04414, 04416, 04418, 04420,

04422, 04424, 04426, 04428, 04430,

04432, 04434, 04436, 04438].

(2). All other specific byproduct $13,900.

material licenses, except those in

categories 4.A. through 9.D.\9\

Number of locations of use: more than

20. Application [Program Code(s):

04411, 04413, 04415, 04417, 04419,

04421, 04423, 04425, 04427, 04429,

04431, 04433, 04435, 04437, 04439].

Q. Registration of a device(s) generally

licensed under part 31 of this chapter.

Registration.......................... $900.

R. Possession of items or products

containing radium-226 identified in Sec.

31.12 of this chapter which exceed the

number of items or limits specified in

that section.\5\

1. Possession of quantities exceeding $3,100.

the number of items or limits in Sec.

31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter

but less than or equal to 10 times

the number of items or limits

specified. Application [Program

Code(s): 02700].

2. Possession of quantities exceeding $3,000.

10 times the number of items or

limits specified in Sec.

31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter.

Application [Program Code(s): 02710].

S. Licenses for production of accelerator- $17,200.

produced radionuclides. Application

[Program Code(s): 03210]. 4. Waste disposal and processing: \11\

A. Licenses specifically authorizing the Full Cost.

receipt of waste byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear

material from other persons for the

purpose of contingency storage or

commercial land disposal by the licensee;

or licenses authorizing contingency

storage of low-level radioactive waste at

the site of nuclear power reactors; or

licenses for receipt of waste from other

persons for incineration or other

treatment, packaging of resulting waste

and residues, and transfer of packages to

another person authorized to receive or

dispose of waste material. Application

[Program Code(s): 03231, 03233, 03236,

06100, 06101].

B. Licenses specifically authorizing the $8,400.

receipt of waste byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear

material from other persons for the

purpose of packaging or repackaging the

material. The licensee will dispose of

the material by transfer to another

person authorized to receive or dispose

of the material. Application [Program

Code(s): 03234].

C. Licenses specifically authorizing the $6,100.

receipt of prepackaged waste byproduct

material, source material, or special

nuclear material from other persons. The

licensee will dispose of the material by

transfer to another person authorized to

receive or dispose of the material.

Application [Program Code(s): 03232]. 5. Well logging: \11\

A. Licenses for possession and use of $5,600.

byproduct material, source material, and/

or special nuclear material for well

logging, well surveys, and tracer studies

other than field flooding tracer studies.

Application [Program Code(s): 03110,

03111, 03112].

B. Licenses for possession and use of Full Cost.

byproduct material for field flooding

tracer studies. Licensing [Program

Code(s): 03113]. 6. Nuclear laundries: \11\

A. Licenses for commercial collection and $26,800.

laundry of items contaminated with

byproduct material, source material, or

special nuclear material. Application

[Program Code(s): 03218]. 7. Medical licenses:“\11\

A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, $13,500.

and 70 of this chapter for human use of

byproduct material, source material, or

special nuclear material in sealed

sources contained in gamma stereotactic

radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices,

or similar beam therapy devices. This

category also includes the possession and

use of source material for shielding when

authorized on the same license. Number of

locations of use: 1-5. Application

[Program Code(s): 02300, 02310].

(1). Licenses issued under parts 30, $17,900.

35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for

human use of byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear

material in sealed sources contained

in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery

units, teletherapy devices, or

similar beam therapy devices. This

category also includes the possession

and use of source material for

shielding when authorized on the same

license. Number of locations of use:

6-20. Application [Program Code(s):

04510, 04512].

(2). Licenses issued under parts 30, $22,400.

35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for

human use of byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear

material in sealed sources contained

in gamma stereotactic radiosurgery

units, teletherapy devices, or

similar beam therapy devices. This

category also includes the possession

and use of source material for

shielding when authorized on the same

license. Number of locations of use:

more than 20. Application [Program

Code(s): 04511, 04513].

B. Licenses of broad scope issued to $10,500.

medical institutions or two or more

physicians under parts 30, 33, 35, 40,

and 70 of this chapter authorizing

research and development, including human

use of byproduct material, except

licenses for byproduct material, source

material, or special nuclear material in

sealed sources contained in teletherapy

devices. This category also includes the

possession and use of source material for

shielding when authorized on the same

license. Number of locations of use: 1-5.

Application [Program Code(s): 02110].

(1). Licenses of broad scope issued to $14,000.

medical institutions or two or more

physicians under parts 30, 33, 35,

40, and 70 of this chapter

authorizing research and development,

including human use of byproduct

material, except licenses for

byproduct material, source material,

or special nuclear material in sealed

sources contained in teletherapy

devices. This category also includes

the possession and use of source

material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.

Number of locations of use: 6-20.

Application [Program Code(s): 04710].

(2). Licenses of broad scope issued to $17,400.

medical institutions or two or more

physicians under parts 30, 33, 35,

40, and 70 of this chapter

authorizing research and development,

including human use of byproduct

material, except licenses for

byproduct material, source material,

or special nuclear material in sealed

sources contained in teletherapy

devices. This category also includes

the possession and use of source

material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.

Number of locations of use: more than

20. Application [Program Code(s):

04711].

C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, $10,400.

35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human

use of byproduct material, source

material, and/or special nuclear

material, except licenses for byproduct

material, source material, or special

nuclear material in sealed sources

contained in teletherapy devices. This

category also includes the possession and

use of source material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.\10\

Number of locations of use: 1-5.

Application [Program Code(s): 02120,

02121, 02200, 02201, 02210, 02220, 02230,

02231, 02240, 22160].

(1). Other licenses issued under parts $15,300.

30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter

for human use of byproduct material,

source material, and/or special

nuclear material, except licenses for

byproduct material, source material,

or special nuclear material in sealed

sources contained in teletherapy

devices. This category also includes

the possession and use of source

material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.\10\

Number of locations of use: 6-20.

Application [Program Code(s): 04810,

04812, 04814, 04816, 04818, 04820,

04822, 04824, 04826, 04828].

(2). Other licenses issued under parts $19,100.

30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter

for human use of byproduct material,

source material, and/or special

nuclear material, except licenses for

byproduct material, source material,

or special nuclear material in sealed

sources contained in teletherapy

devices. This category also includes

the possession and use of source

material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.\10\

Number of locations of use: more than

20. Application [Program Code(s):

04811, 04813, 04815, 04817, 04819,

04821, 04823, 04825, 04827, 04829]. 8. Civil defense: \11\

A. Licenses for possession and use of $3,100.

byproduct material, source material, or

special nuclear material for civil

defense activities. Application [Program

Code(s): 03710]. 9. Device, product, or sealed source safety

evaluation:

A. Safety evaluation of devices or $21,000.

products containing byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear

material, except reactor fuel devices,

for commercial distribution. Application--

each device.

B. Safety evaluation of devices or $10,900.

products containing byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear

material manufactured in accordance with

the unique specifications of, and for use

by, a single applicant, except reactor

fuel devices. Application--each device.

C. Safety evaluation of sealed sources $6,400.

containing byproduct material, source

material, or special nuclear material,

except reactor fuel, for commercial

distribution. Application--each source.

D. Safety evaluation of sealed sources $1,300.

containing byproduct material, source

material, or special nuclear material,

manufactured in accordance with the

unique specifications of, and for use by,

a single applicant, except reactor fuel.

Application--each source. 10. Transportation of radioactive material:

A. Evaluation of casks, packages, and

shipping containers.

1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and Full Cost.

plutonium air packages.

2. Other Casks........................ Full Cost.

B. Quality assurance program approvals

issued under part 71 of this chapter.

1. Users and Fabricators.

Application....................... $4,700.

Inspections....................... Full Cost.

2. Users..............................

Application....................... $4,700.

Inspections....................... Full Cost.

C. Evaluation of security plans, route Full Cost.

approvals, route surveys, and

transportation security devices

(including immobilization devices). 11. Review of standardized spent fuel Full Cost.

facilities. 12. Special projects:

Including approvals, pre-application/ Full Cost.

licensing activities, and inspections.

Application [Program Code: 25110]. 13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of Full Cost.

Compliance.

B. Inspections related to storage of spent Full Cost.

fuel under Sec. 72.210 of this chapter. 14. Decommissioning/Reclamation \11\

A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear Full Cost.

material licenses and other approvals

authorizing decommissioning,

decontamination, reclamation, or site

restoration activities under parts 30,

40, 70, 72, and 76 of this chapter,

including master materials licenses

(MMLs). The transition to this fee

category occurs when a licensee has

permanently ceased principal activities.

[Program Code(s): 03900, 11900, 21135,

21215, 21325, 22200].

B. Site-specific decommissioning Full Cost.

activities associated with unlicensed

sites, including MMLs, regardless of

whether or not the sites have been

previously licensed. 15. Import and Export licenses: \12\ Licenses issued under part 110 of this chapter

for the import and export only of special

nuclear material, source material, tritium

and other byproduct material, and the export

only of heavy water, or nuclear grade

graphite (fee categories 15.A. through 15.E.).

A. Application for export or import of N/A.

nuclear materials, including radioactive

waste requiring Commission and Executive

Branch review, for example, those actions

under Sec. 110.40(b) of this chapter.

Application--new license, or amendment;

or license exemption request.

B. Application for export or import of N/A.

nuclear material, including radioactive

waste, requiring Executive Branch review,

but not Commission review. This category

includes applications for the export and

import of radioactive waste and requires

the NRC to consult with domestic host

state authorities (i.e., Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Compact Commission, the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

etc.). Application--new license, or

amendment; or license exemption request.

C. Application for export of nuclear N/A.

material, for example, routine reloads of

low enriched uranium reactor fuel and/or

natural uranium source material requiring

the assistance of the Executive Branch to

obtain foreign government assurances.

Application--new license, or amendment;

or license exemption request.

D. Application for export or import of N/A.

nuclear material not requiring Commission

or Executive Branch review or obtaining

foreign government assurances.

Application--new license, or amendment;

or license exemption request.

E. Minor amendment of any active export or N/A.

import license, for example, to extend

the expiration date, change domestic

information, or make other revisions

which do not involve any substantive

changes to license terms and conditions

or to the type/quantity/chemical

composition of the material authorized

for export and, therefore, do not require

in-depth analysis, review, or

consultations with other Executive

Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign

government authorities. Minor amendment. Licenses issued under part 110 of this chapter

for the import and export only of Category 1

and Category 2 quantities of radioactive

material listed in appendix P to part 110 of

this chapter (fee categories 15.F. through

15.R.). Category 1 (Appendix P, 10 CFR part 110)

Exports:.

F. Application for export of appendix P N/A.

Category 1 materials requiring Commission

review (e.g., exceptional circumstance

review under Sec. 110.42(e)(4) of this

chapter) and to obtain one government-to-

government consent for this process. For

additional consent see fee category 15.I.

Application--new license, or amendment;

or license exemption request.

G. Application for export of appendix P N/A.

Category 1 materials requiring Executive

Branch review and to obtain one

government-to-government consent for this

process. For additional consents see fee

category 15.I. Application--new license,

or amendment; or license exemption

request.

H. Application for export of appendix P N/A.

Category 1 materials and to obtain one

government-to-government consent for this

process. For additional consents see fee

category 15.I. Application--new license,

or amendment; or license exemption

request.

I. Requests for each additional government- N/A.

to-government consent in support of an

export license application or active

export license. Application--new license,

or amendment; or license exemption

request. Category 2 (Appendix P, 10 CFR part 110)

Exports:

J. Application for export of appendix P N/A.

Category 2 materials requiring Commission

review (e.g., exceptional circumstance

review under Sec. 110.42(e)(4) of this

chapter). Application--new license, or

amendment; or license exemption request.

K. Applications for export of appendix P N/A.

Category 2 materials requiring Executive

Branch review. Application--new license,

or amendment; or license exemption

request.

L. Application for the export of Category N/A.

2 materials. Application--new license, or

amendment; or license exemption request.

M. [Reserved]............................. N/A.

N. [Reserved]............................. N/A.

O. [Reserved]............................. N/A.

P. [Reserved]............................. N/A.

Q. [Reserved]............................. N/A. Minor Amendments (Category 1 and 2, appendix

P, 10 CFR part 110, Export):

R. Minor amendment of any active export

license, for example, to extend the

expiration date, change domestic

information, or make other revisions

which do not involve any substantive

changes to license terms and conditions

or to the type/quantity/chemical

composition of the material authorized

for export and, therefore, do not require

in-depth analysis, review, or

consultations with other Executive

Branch, U.S. host state, or foreign

authorities.

Minor amendment....................... N/A. 16. Reciprocity:

Agreement State licensees who conduct

activities under the reciprocity

provisions of Sec. 150.20 of this

chapter.

Application........................... $3,800. 17. MMLs of broad scope issued to Government Full Cost.

agencies. Application [Program Code(s):

03614]. 18. Department of Energy.

A. Certificates of Compliance. Evaluation Full Cost.

of casks, packages, and shipping

containers (including spent fuel, high-

level waste, and other casks, and

plutonium air packages).

B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Full Cost.

Act (UMTRCA) activities.

\1\ Types of fees--Separate charges, as shown in the schedule, will be

assessed for pre-application consultations and reviews; applications

for new licenses, approvals, or license terminations; possession-only

licenses; issuances of new licenses and approvals; certain amendments

and renewals to existing licenses and approvals; safety evaluations of

sealed sources and devices; generally licensed device registrations;

and certain inspections. The following guidelines apply to these

charges: (1) Application and registration fees. Applications for new materials

licenses and export and import licenses; applications to reinstate

expired, terminated, or inactive licenses, except those subject to

fees assessed at full costs; applications filed by Agreement State

licensees to register under the general license provisions of 10 CFR

150.20; and applications for amendments to materials licenses that

would place the license in a higher fee category or add a new fee

category must be accompanied by the prescribed application fee for

each category. (i) Applications for licenses covering more than one fee category of

special nuclear material or source material must be accompanied by the

prescribed application fee for the highest fee category. (ii) Applications for new licenses that cover both byproduct material

and special nuclear material in sealed sources for use in gauging

devices will pay the appropriate application fee for fee category 1.C.

only. (2) Licensing fees. Fees for reviews of applications for new licenses,

renewals, and amendments to existing licenses, pre-application

consultations and other documents submitted to the NRC for review, and

project manager time for fee categories subject to full cost fees are

due upon notification by the Commission in accordance with Sec.

170.12(b). (3) Amendment fees. Applications for amendments to export and import

licenses must be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for each

license affected. An application for an amendment to an export or

import license or approval classified in more than one fee category

must be accompanied by the prescribed amendment fee for the category

affected by the amendment, unless the amendment is applicable to two

or more fee categories, in which case the amendment fee for the

highest fee category would apply. (4) Inspection fees. Inspections resulting from investigations conducted

by the Office of Investigations and nonroutine inspections that result

from third-party allegations are not subject to fees. Inspection fees

are due upon notification by the Commission in accordance with Sec.

170.12(c). (5) Generally licensed device registrations under 10 CFR 31.5.

Submittals of registration information must be accompanied by the

prescribed fee. \2\ Fees will be charged for approvals issued under a specific exemption

provision of the Commission's regulations under title 10 of the Code

of Federal Regulations (e.g., 10 CFR 30.11, 40.14, 70.14, 73.5, and

any other sections in effect now or in the future), regardless of

whether the approval is in the form of a license amendment, letter of

approval, safety evaluation report, or other form. In addition to the

fee shown, an applicant may be assessed an additional fee for sealed

source and device evaluations as shown in fee categories 9.A. through

9.D. \3\ Full cost fees will be determined based on the professional staff

time multiplied by the appropriate professional hourly rate

established in Sec. 170.20 in effect when the service is provided,

and the appropriate contractual support services expended. \4\ Licensees paying fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., and 1.E. are not

subject to fees under categories 1.C., 1.D., and 1.F. for sealed

sources authorized in the same license, except for an application that

deals only with the sealed sources authorized by the license. \5\ Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational

purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in

this category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources

are possessed for storage only.) \6\ Licensees subject to fees under fee categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., or

2.A. must pay the largest applicable fee and are not subject to

additional fees listed in this table. \7\ Licensees paying fees under 3.C., 3.C.1, or 3.C.2 are not subject to

fees under 2.B. for possession and shielding authorized on the same

license. \8\ Licensees paying fees under 7.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B.

for possession and shielding authorized on the same license. \9\ Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees

under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services

authorized on the same license. \10\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject

to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2. for broad scope licenses

issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of

byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material,

except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special

nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices

authorized on the same license. \11\ A materials license (or part of a materials license) that

transitions to fee category 14.A is assessed full cost fees under this

part but is not assessed an annual fee under 10 CFR part 171. If only

part of a materials license is transitioned to fee category 14.A, the

licensee may be charged annual fees (and any applicable fees under

this part) for other activities authorized under the license that are

not in decommissioning status. \12\ Because section 101 of the ADVANCE Act created an excluded activity

for international nuclear export and innovation activities, import and

export licensing actions will not incur fees. \13\ Licensees paying fees under 4.A., 4.B., or 4.C. are not subject to

paying fees under 3.N. licenses that authorize services for other

licensees authorized on the same license.

0 9. Add Sec. 170.33 to read as follows:

Sec. 170.33 Executive Order 14300 fixed fee caps.

(a) Fees under Sec. Sec. 170.21 and 170.31 will not exceed the Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap, except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section. The activities for which the Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap applies are only requested activities of the Commission that involve the issuance of a final safety evaluation, consistent with the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note) and section 5(a) of Executive Order 14300.

(b) For requested activities for which a complete application has been accepted for review by the Commission on or after October 1, 2026, the Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap is the lesser of:

(1) The amount associated with the requested activity in table 1 to this section, in effect when a complete application for the requested activity has been accepted for review by the Commission; or

(2) An amount that is lower, to the maximum extent practicable, than the amount in table 1 to this section and is determined by the Commission based on the specific application for the requested activity.

(c) For requested activities for which a complete application has been accepted for review by the Commission before October 1, 2026, the Executive

Order 14300 fixed fee cap is the lowest practicable amount determined by the Commission based on the specific application for the requested activity.

(d) The Commission will communicate the Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap in the NRC written communication on schedule and resources for the requested activity.

(e) The Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap will not be increased except in instances of applicant failure. If applicant failure applies, the Commission will provide a written communication informing the applicant of the new Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap that applies to the requested activity. The new Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap will be the lowest practicable amount determined by the Commission to account for the applicant failure.

(f) Consistent with Sec. 170.51, any disputes associated with the Executive Order 14300 fixed fee cap must be submitted in accordance with Sec. 15.31 of this chapter.

Table 1 to Sec. 170.33--Fixed Caps on Service Fees

Activity Type Fixed caps on Fixed caps on

service fees \1\ service fees for

(rounded) advanced nuclear

reactor

applicants \2\

(rounded)

Standard Design Approvals........ Standard Design Approval (SDA) with no $32,656,000 $16,552,000

prior approvals--10 CFR part 52 or 53

SDA referencing an approved Design 16,165,000 7,930,000

Certification (DC) or SDA--10 CFR part

52 or 53 Design Certifications (including DC with no prior approvals--10 CFR parts 33,566,000 16,968,000

incorporation of approved design 52 or 53

into 10 CFR part 52).

DC referencing an approved DC or SDA--10 16,825,000 8,096,000

CFR part 52 or 53 Licenses......................... Combined License (COL) with no prior 30,145,000 14,590,000

approvals--10 CFR part 52 or 53

COL referencing only an approved DC--10 21,046,000 10,432,000

CFR part 52 or 53

COL referencing only an Early Site 24,079,000 11,818,000

Permit--10 CFR part 52 or 53

COL referencing an Early Site Permit and 14,980,000 7,660,000

an approved DC--10 CFR part 52 or 53

Operating License--10 CFR parts50 or 53 21,720,000 10,740,000

Manufacturing License--10 CFR part 52 or 32,656,000 16,552,000

53

Fuel Cycle Facilities--10 CFR parts 40 7,903,000 N/A

and 70

Uranium Recovery--10 CFR part 40 3,574,000 N/A

Construction Permits............. All Facilities--10 CFR part 50 or 53 18,334,000 10,007,000 Early Site Permits............... All Facilities--10 CFR part 52 or 53 8,066,000 4,772,000 Limited Work Authorizations...... All Facilities--10 CFR part 50 or 53 2,615,000 1,847,000

License Amendments (including Decommissioning--10 CFR parts 30, 40, 1,078,000 N/A

power uprates) and DC Amendments. 50, and 70

Uranium Recovery-- Expansions (e.g., 1,664,000 N/A

10 CFR part 40. new site).

All Others......... 465,000 N/A

Fuel Cycle Facilities--10 CFR parts 40 1,394,000 N/A

and 70

Operating--10 CFR Adopting a 59,000 N/A

parts 50, 52, and Technical

53. Specifications

Task Force (TSTF)

traveler using the

Consolidated Line-

Item Improvement

Process.

All Other TSTF 824,000 N/A

travelers.

Measurement 412,000 N/A

Uncertainty

Recapture Uprate

(MUR) (non-

bundled) \3\.

Stretch Power 774,000 N/A

Uprate (SPU) (non-

bundled).

SPU bundled with 1,111,000 N/A

other related

changes\4\.

Extended Power 1,835,000 N/A

Uprate (EPU).

(non-bundled)......

EPU bundled with 2,846,000 N/A

other related

changes.

Emergency and 185,000 N/A

Exigent.

All Others......... 2,185,000 N/A

Construction Permit--10 CFR parts 50 and 707,000 N/A

53

Early Site Permit--10 CFR parts 52 and 707,000 N/A

53

DC--10 CFR parts 52 and 53 9,061,000 N/A

COL (under construction)--10 CFR parts 707,000 N/A

52 and 53

COL (construction not commenced)--10 CFR 707,000 N/A

parts 52 and 53 Restart Activities............... All Facilities--10 CFR part 50 3,109,000 N/A License Renewals................. All Facilities--10 CFR parts 50, 52, 53, 5,418,000 N/A

and 54

Fuel Cycle Facilities--10 CFR parts 40 1,461,000 N/A

and 70

Uranium Recovery--10 CFR part 40 1,333,000 N/A

New................ 636,000 N/A

Certificates of Compliance (CoC). Transportation--10 Amendment.......... 529,000 N/A

CFR part 71.

Renewal............ 3,000 N/A

Storage--10 CFR New................ 742,000 N/A

part 72.

Amendment or 901,000 N/A

Renewal.

Topical Reports \5\.............. All Facilities--10 CFR parts 50, 52, and 3,196,000 N/A

53

Independent Spent Fuel Storage Storage--10 CFR New................ 6,888,000 N/A

Installation (ISFSI). parts 50, 52, 53, Amendment or 514,000 N/A

and 72. Renewal.

Exemptions....................... All Parts of 10 CFR 336,000 N/A Code Reliefs..................... COL (under construction)--10 CFR parts 770,000 N/A

52 and 53

All Other Facilities--10 CFR parts 50, 403,000 N/A

52, and 53 License Transfers................ All Materials--10 CFR parts 30, 40, 70, 169,000 N/A

and 72

All Facilities--10 CFR parts 50, 52, and 336,000 N/A

53

\1\ The fixed caps on service fees include professional staff hours multiplied by the appropriate professional

hourly rate established in Sec. 170.20(a), and contractual support services. \2\ The fixed caps on service fees for advanced nuclear reactor applicants include professional staff hours

multiplied by the reduced hourly rate for advanced nuclear reactor applicants established in Sec. 170.20(b),

and contractual support services. \3\ The term “non-bundled,” as used in this table 1, refers to a license amendment request that includes a

power uprate request and requests NRC approval for changes with a scope similar to requests approved by the

Commission as of August 14, 2017. \4\ The term “bundled,” as used in this table 1, refers to a license amendment request that includes a power

uprate request and requests NRC approval for changes that exceed the scope of requests approved by the

Commission as of August 14, 2017, such as Maximum Extended Load Line Limit Analysis Plus; cycle extensions;

fuel transitions, including accident tolerant fuel, and increased enrichment and high burnup fuel; and new

accident and source term methodologies. \5\ Consistent with the definition of requested activity of the Commission in section 3 of the Nuclear Energy

Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note), this activity includes only topical reports submitted

by licensees or applicants (i.e., persons or entities that either hold a current license or have a license

application under NRC review).

PART 171-ANNUAL FEES FOR REACTOR LICENSES AND FUEL CYCLE LICENSES AND MATERIALS LICENSES, INCLUDING HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE, REGISTRATIONS, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVALS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LICENSED BY THE NRC

0 10. The authority citation for part 171 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 161(w), 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2014, 2201(w), 2273, 2282); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 42 U.S.C. 2215; 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

0 11. In Sec. 171.11, add paragraph (f) to read as follows:

Sec. 171.11 Exemptions.

* * * * *

(f) All fee exemption requests must be submitted in writing to the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with Sec. 171.9, and the Chief Financial Officer will grant or deny such requests in writing. Fee exemption requests submitted via email should be submitted to the NRC at [email protected].

0 12. In Sec. 171.15, revise paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) introductory text, (c)(1), (c)(2) introductory text, (d)(1), and (e) to read as follows:

Sec. 171.15 Annual fees: Non-power production or utilization licenses, reactor licenses, and independent spent fuel storage licenses.

* * * * *

(b)(1) The FY 2026 annual fee for each operating power reactor that must be collected by September 30, 2026, is $5,554,000.

(2) The FY 2026 annual fees are comprised of a base annual fee for power reactors licensed to operate, a base spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning annual fee and associated additional charges. The activities comprising the spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning base annual fee are shown in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section. The activities comprising the FY 2026 base annual fee for operating power reactors are as follows: * * * * *

(c)(1) The FY 2026 annual fee for each power reactor holding a 10 CFR part 50 or 53 operating license or combined license issued under 10 CFR part 52 or 53 that is in a decommissioning or possession-only status and has spent fuel onsite, and for each independent spent fuel storage 10 CFR part 72 licensee who does not hold a 10 CFR part 50 or 53 operating license, or a 10 CFR part 52 or 53 combined license, is $325,000.

(2) The FY 2026 annual fee is comprised of a base spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning annual fee

(which is also included in the operating power reactor annual fee shown in paragraph (b) of this section). The activities comprising the FY 2026 spent fuel storage/reactor decommissioning rebaselined annual fee are: * * * * *

(d)(1) Each person holding an operating license for an SMR issued under 10 CFR part 50 or 53, or a combined license issued under 10 CFR part 52 or 53, that has provided notification to the NRC of the successful completion of startup testing, shall pay the annual fee for all licenses held for an SMR site. The annual fee will be determined using the cumulative licensed thermal power rating of all SMR units and the bundled unit concept, during the fiscal year in which the fee is due. Each fiscal year, the variable rate will be calculated based on October 1 of the fiscal year and updated, as appropriate, to determine the variable fee for the current fiscal year. For a given site, the use of the bundled unit concept is independent of the number of SMR plants, the number of SMR licenses issued, or the sequencing of the SMR licenses that have been issued. * * * * *

(e) The FY 2026 annual fee for licensees authorized to operate one or more non-power production or utilization facilities under a single 10 CFR part 50 license, unless the reactor is exempted from fees under Sec. 171.11(b), is $98,200.

0 13. In Sec. 171.16, revise paragraphs (b) introductory text, (c), and (d) to read as follows:

Sec. 171.16 Annual fees: Materials licensees, holders of certificates of compliance, holders of sealed source and device registrations, holders of quality assurance program approvals, and government agencies licensed by the NRC.

* * * * *

(b) The FY 2026 annual fee is comprised of a base annual fee and associated additional charges. The base FY 2026 annual fee is the sum of budgeted costs for the following activities: * * * * *

(c) A licensee who is required to pay an annual fee under this section, in addition to 10 CFR part 72 licenses, may qualify as a small entity. If a licensee qualifies as a small entity and provides the Commission with the proper certification along with its annual fee payment, the licensee may pay reduced annual fees as shown in table 1 to this paragraph (c). Failure to file a small entity certification in a timely manner could result in the receipt of a delinquent invoice requesting the outstanding balance due and/or denial of any refund that might otherwise be due. The small entity fees are as follows:

Table 1 to Paragraph (c)

Maximum annual

fee per

NRC small entity classification licensed

category

Small businesses not engaged in manufacturing (Average

gross receipts over the last 5 completed fiscal years):

$555,000 to $8 million.............................. $5,800

Less than $555,000.................................. 1,100 Small not-for-profit organizations (Annual gross

receipts):

$555,000 to $8 million.............................. 5,800

Less than $555,000.................................. 1,100 Manufacturing entities that have an average of 500

employees or fewer:

35 to 500 employees................................. 5,800

Fewer than 35 employees............................. 1,100 Small governmental jurisdictions (Including publicly 5,800

supported educational institutions) (Population): 20,000 to 49,999

Fewer than 20,000................................... 1,100 Educational institutions that are not State or publicly 5,800

supported, and have 500 employees or fewer: 35 to 500 employees

Fewer than 35 employees............................. 1,100

(d) The FY 2026 annual fees for materials licensees and holders of certificates, registrations, or approvals subject to fees under this section are shown in table 2 to this paragraph (d):

Table 2 to Paragraph (d)--Schedule of Materials Annual Fees and Fees for

Government Agencies Licensed by the NRC

[See footnotes at end of table]

Annual fees 1

Category of materials licenses 2 3

1. Special nuclear material: A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of U-235 or

plutonium for fuel fabrication activities.

(a) Strategic Special Nuclear Material (High 5,827,000

Enriched Uranium).\15\ [Program Code(s): 21213]

(b) Low Enriched Uranium in Dispersible Form 1,975,000

Used for Fabrication of Power Reactor Fuel.\15\

[Program Code(s): 21210].......................

(2) All other special nuclear materials licenses not

included in category 1.A.(1) which are licensed for

fuel cycle activities..............................

(a) Facilities with limited operations.\15\ 1,628,000

[Program Code(s): 21310, 21320]................

(b) Gas centrifuge enrichment demonstration \5\ N/A

facility.\15\ [Program Code(s): 21205].........

(c) Others, including hot cell facility.\15\ \5\ N/A

[Program Code(s): 21130, 21131, 21133].........

B. Licenses for receipt and storage of spent fuel N/A

and reactor-related Greater than Class C (GTCC)

waste at an independent spent fuel storage

installation (ISFSI).11 15 [Program Code(s): 23200]

C. Licenses for possession and use of special 3,800

nuclear material of less than a critical mass, as

defined in Sec. 70.4 of this chapter, in sealed

sources contained in devices used in industrial

measuring systems, including x-ray fluorescence

analyzers. [Program Code(s): 22140]................

D. All other special nuclear material licenses, 9,200

except licenses authorizing special nuclear

material in sealed or unsealed form in combination

that would constitute a critical mass, as defined

in Sec. 70.4 of this chapter, for which the

licensee shall pay the same fees as those under

category 1.A. [Program Code(s): 22110, 22111,

22120, 22131, 22136, 22150, 22151, 22161, 22170,

23100, 23300, 23310]...............................

E. Licenses or certificates for the operation of a 2,539,000

uranium enrichment facility.\15\ [Program Code(s):

21200].............................................

F. Licenses for possession and use of special 6,700

nuclear materials greater than critical mass, as

defined in Sec. 70.4 of this chapter, for

development and testing of commercial products, and

other non-fuel-cycle activities.\4\ [Program Code:

22155]............................................. 2. Source material:

A. (1) Licenses for possession and use of source 1,237,000

material for refining uranium mill concentrates to

uranium hexafluoride or for deconverting uranium

hexafluoride in the production of uranium oxides

for disposal.\15\ [Program Code: 11400]............

(2) Licenses for possession and use of source

material in recovery operations such as milling, in

situ recovery, heap-leaching, ore buying stations,

ion-exchange facilities and in processing of ores

containing source material for extraction of metals

other than uranium or thorium, including licenses

authorizing the possession of byproduct waste

material (tailings) from source material recovery

operations, as well as licenses authorizing the

possession and maintenance of a facility in a

standby mode.......................................

(a) Conventional and Heap Leach facilities.\15\ \5\ N/A

[Program Code(s): 11100].......................

(b) Basic In Situ Recovery facilities.\15\ 50,300

[Program Code(s): 11500].......................

(c) Expanded In Situ Recovery facilities.\15\ \5\ N/A

[Program Code(s): 11510].......................

(d) In Situ Recovery Resin facilities.\15\ \5\ N/A

[Program Code(s): 11550].......................

(e) Resin Toll Milling facilities.\15\ [Program \5\ N/A

Code(s): 11555]................................

(f) Other facilities.6 15 [Program Code(s): \5\ N/A

11700].........................................

(3) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct \5\ N/A

material, as defined in section 11e.(2) of the

Atomic Energy Act, from other persons for

possession and disposal, except those licenses

subject to the fees in category 2.A.(2) or category

2.A.(4).\15\ [Program Code(s): 11600, 12000].......

(4) Licenses that authorize the receipt of byproduct \5\ N/A

material, as defined in section 11e.(2) of the

Atomic Energy Act, from other persons for

possession and disposal incidental to the disposal

of the uranium waste tailings generated by the

licensee's milling operations, except those

licenses subject to the fees in category

2.A.(2).\15\ [Program Code(s): 12010]..............

B. Licenses which authorize the possession, use, and/ 4,400

or installation of source material for

shielding.\16, 17\ [Program Code(s): 11210]........

C. Licenses to distribute items containing source 16,100

material to persons exempt from the licensing

requirements of part 40 of this chapter. [Program

Code: 11240].......................................

D. Licenses to distribute source material to persons 8,100

generally licensed under part 40 of this chapter.

[Program Code(s): 11230, 11231]....................

E. Licenses for possession and use of source 10,400

material for processing or manufacturing of

products or materials containing source material

for commercial distribution. [Program Code: 11710].

F. All other source material licenses. [Program 12,800

Code(s): 11200, 11220, 11221, 11300, 11800, 11810,

11820]............................................. 3. Byproduct material:

A. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of 44,400

byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of

this chapter for processing or manufacturing of

items containing byproduct material for commercial

distribution. Number of locations of use: 1-5.

[Program Code(s): 03211, 03212, 03213].............

(1). Licenses of broad scope for the possession 58,900

and use of byproduct material issued under

parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for processing

or manufacturing of items containing byproduct

material for commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):

04010, 04012, 04014]...........................

(2). Licenses of broad scope for the possession 73,600

and use of byproduct material issued under

parts 30 and 33 of this chapter for processing

or manufacturing of items containing byproduct

material for commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: more than 20. [Program

Code(s): 04011, 04013, 04015]..................

B. Other licenses for possession and use of 15,000

byproduct material issued under part 30 of this

chapter for processing or manufacturing of items

containing byproduct material for commercial

distribution. Number of locations of use: 1-5.

[Program Code(s): 03214, 03215, 22135, 22162]......

(1). Other licenses for possession and use of 20,000

byproduct material issued under part 30 of this

chapter for processing or manufacturing of

items containing byproduct material for

commercial distribution. Number of locations of

use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04110, 04112,

04114, 04116]..................................

(2). Other licenses for possession and use of 24,900

byproduct material issued under part 30 of this

chapter for processing or manufacturing of

items containing byproduct material for

commercial distribution. Number of locations of

use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04111,

04113, 04115, 04117]...........................

C. Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 32.72 and/or 14,800

32.74 of this chapter that authorize the processing

or manufacturing and distribution or redistribution

of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, reagent kits,

and/or sources and devices containing byproduct

material. This category does not apply to licenses

issued to nonprofit educational institutions whose

processing or manufacturing is exempt under Sec.

170.11(a)(4) of this chapter. Number of locations

of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 02500, 02511, 02513]

(1). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 32.72 21,900

and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the

processing or manufacturing and distribution or

redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals,

generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and

devices containing byproduct material. This

category does not apply to licenses issued to

nonprofit educational institutions whose

processing or manufacturing is exempt under

Sec. 170.11(a)(4) of this chapter. Number of

locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):

04210, 04212, 04214]...........................

(2). Licenses issued under Sec. Sec. 32.72 27,100

and/or 32.74 of this chapter that authorize the

processing or manufacturing and distribution or

redistribution of radiopharmaceuticals,

generators, reagent kits, and/or sources and

devices containing byproduct material. This

category does not apply to licenses issued to

nonprofit educational institutions whose

processing or manufacturing is exempt under

Sec. 170.11(a)(4) of this chapter. Number of

locations of use: more than 20. [Program

Code(s): 04211, 04213, 04215]..................

D. [Reserved]....................................... \5\ N/A

E. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 14,400

material in sealed sources for irradiation of

materials in which the source is not removed from

its shield (self-shielded units). [Program Code(s):

03510, 03520]......................................

F. Licenses for possession and use of less than or 14,400

equal to 10,000 curies of byproduct material in

sealed sources for irradiation of materials in

which the source is exposed for irradiation

purposes. This category also includes underwater

irradiators for irradiation of materials in which

the source is not exposed for irradiation purposes.

[Program Code(s): 03511]...........................

G. Licenses for possession and use of greater than 120,300

10,000 curies of byproduct material in sealed

sources for irradiation of materials in which the

source is exposed for irradiation purposes. This

category also includes underwater irradiators for

irradiation of materials in which the source is not

exposed for irradiation purposes. [Program Code(s):

03521].............................................

H. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of 15,400

this chapter to distribute items containing

byproduct material that require device review to

persons exempt from the licensing requirements of

part 30 of this chapter, except specific licenses

authorizing redistribution of items that have been

authorized for distribution to persons exempt from

the licensing requirements of part 30 of this

chapter. [Program Code(s): 03254, 03255, 03257]....

I. Licenses issued under subpart A of part 32 of 21,000

this chapter to distribute items containing

byproduct material or quantities of byproduct

material that do not require device evaluation to

persons exempt from the licensing requirements of

part 30 of this chapter, except for specific

licenses authorizing redistribution of items that

have been authorized for distribution to persons

exempt from the licensing requirements of part 30

of this chapter. [Program Code(s): 03250, 03251,

03253, 03256]......................................

J. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of 5,700

this chapter to distribute items containing

byproduct material that require sealed source and/

or device review to persons generally licensed

under part 31 of this chapter, except specific

licenses authorizing redistribution of items that

have been authorized for distribution to persons

generally licensed under part 31 of this chapter.

[Program Code(s): 03240, 03241, 03243].............

K. Licenses issued under subpart B of part 32 of 4,300

this chapter to distribute items containing

byproduct material or quantities of byproduct

material that do not require sealed source and/or

device review to persons generally licensed under

part 31 of this chapter, except specific licenses

authorizing redistribution of items that have been

authorized for distribution to persons generally

licensed under part 31 of this chapter. [Program

Code(s): 03242, 03244].............................

L. Licenses of broad scope for possession and use of 20,500

byproduct material issued under parts 30 and 33 of

this chapter for research and development that do

not authorize commercial distribution. Number of

locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 01100,

01110, 01120, 03610, 03611, 03612, 03613]..........

(1) Licenses of broad scope for possession and 27,200

use of byproduct material issued under parts 30

and 33 of this chapter for research and

development that do not authorize commercial

distribution. Number of locations of use: 6-20.

[Program Code(s): 04610, 04612, 04614, 04616,

04618, 04620, 04622]...........................

(2) Licenses of broad scope for possession and 34,100

use of byproduct material issued under parts 30

and 33 of this chapter for research and

development that do not authorize commercial

distribution. Number of locations of use: more

than 20. [Program Code(s): 04611, 04613, 04615,

04617, 04619, 04621, 04623]....................

M. Other licenses for possession and use of 21,100

byproduct material issued under part 30 of this

chapter for research and development that do not

authorize commercial distribution. [Program

Code(s): 03620]....................................

N. Licenses that authorize services for other 23,200

licensees, except: (1) Licenses that authorize only

calibration and/or leak testing services are

subject to the fees specified in fee category 3.P.;

and (2) Licenses that authorize waste disposal

services are subject to the fees specified in fee

categories 4.A., 4.B., and 4.C.\21\ [Program

Code(s): 03219, 03225, 03226]......................

O. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 34,300

material issued under part 34 of this chapter for

industrial radiography operations. This category

also includes the possession and use of source

material for shielding authorized under part 40 of

this chapter when authorized on the same license.

Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s):

03310, 03320]......................................

(1). Licenses for possession and use of 45,800

byproduct material issued under part 34 of this

chapter for industrial radiography operations.

This category also includes the possession and

use of source material for shielding authorized

under part 40 of this chapter when authorized

on the same license. Number of locations of

use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04310, 04312].....

(2). Licenses for possession and use of 57,200

byproduct material issued under part 34 of this

chapter for industrial radiography operations.

This category also includes the possession and

use of source material for shielding authorized

under part 40 of this chapter when authorized

on the same license. Number of locations of

use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04311,

04313].........................................

P. All other specific byproduct material licenses, 16,700

except those in categories 4.A. through 9.D.\18\

Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s):

02400, 02410, 03120, 03121, 03122, 03123, 03124,

03130, 03140, 03220, 03221, 03222, 03800, 03810,

22130].............................................

(1). All other specific byproduct material 22,500

licenses, except those in categories 4.A.

through 9.D.\18\ Number of locations of use: 6-

20. [Program Code(s): 04410, 04412, 04414,

04416, 04418, 04420, 04422, 04424, 04426,

04428, 04430, 04432, 04434, 04436, 04438]......

(2). All other specific byproduct material 28,200

licenses, except those in categories 4.A.

through 9.D.\18\ Number of locations of use:

more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04411, 04413,

04415, 04417, 04419, 04421, 04423, 04425,

04427, 04429, 04431, 04433, 04435, 04437,

04439].........................................

Q. Registration of devices generally licensed under \13\ N/A

part 31 of this chapter............................

R. Possession of items or products containing radium-

226 identified in Sec. 31.12 of this chapter

which exceed the number of items or limits

specified in that section: \14\

(1). Possession of quantities exceeding the 9,800

number of items or limits in Sec. 31.12(a)(4)

or (5) of this chapter but less than or equal

to 10 times the number of items or limits

specified. [Program Code(s): 02700]............

(2). Possession of quantities exceeding 10 times 10,400

the number of items or limits specified in Sec.

31.12(a)(4) or (5) of this chapter. [Program

Code(s): 02710]................................

S. Licenses for production of accelerator-produced 41,000

radionuclides. [Program Code(s): 03210]............ 4. Waste disposal and processing:

A. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of 36,400

waste byproduct material, source material, or

special nuclear material from other persons for the

purpose of contingency storage or commercial land

disposal by the licensee; or licenses authorizing

contingency storage of low-level radioactive waste

at the site of nuclear power reactors; or licenses

for receipt of waste from other persons for

incineration or other treatment, packaging of

resulting waste and residues, and transfer of

packages to another person authorized to receive or

dispose of waste material. [Program Code(s): 03231,

03233, 03236, 06100, 06101]........................

B. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of 23,800

waste byproduct material, source material, or

special nuclear material from other persons for the

purpose of packaging or repackaging the material.

The licensee will dispose of the material by

transfer to another person authorized to receive or

dispose of the material. [Program Code(s): 03234]..

C. Licenses specifically authorizing the receipt of 14,000

prepackaged waste byproduct material, source

material, or special nuclear material from other

persons. The licensee will dispose of the material

by transfer to another person authorized to receive

or dispose of the material. [Program Code(s):

03232]............................................. 5. Well logging:

A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 19,200

material, source material, and/or special nuclear

material for well logging, well surveys, and tracer

studies other than field flooding tracer studies.

[Program Code(s): 03110, 03111, 03112].............

B. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct \5\ N/A

material for field flooding tracer studies.

[Program Code(s): 03113]........................... 6. Nuclear laundries:

A. Licenses for commercial collection and laundry of 45,000

items contaminated with byproduct material, source

material, or special nuclear material. [Program

Code(s): 03218].................................... 7. Medical licenses:

A. Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of 44,300

this chapter for human use of byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear material in

sealed sources contained in gamma stereotactic

radiosurgery units, teletherapy devices, or similar

beam therapy devices. This category also includes

the possession and use of source material for

shielding when authorized on the same license.9 17

Number of locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s):

02300, 02310]......................................

(1). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 58,900

70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct

material, source material, or special nuclear

material in sealed sources contained in gamma

stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy

devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This

category also includes the possession and use

of source material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of

locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):

04510, 04512]..................................

(2). Licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 73,700

70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct

material, source material, or special nuclear

material in sealed sources contained in gamma

stereotactic radiosurgery units, teletherapy

devices, or similar beam therapy devices. This

category also includes the possession and use

of source material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of

locations of use: more than 20. [Program

Code(s): 04511, 04513].........................

B. Licenses of broad scope issued to medical 63,200

institutions or two or more physicians under parts

30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter authorizing

research and development, including human use of

byproduct material, except licenses for byproduct

material, source material, or special nuclear

material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy

devices. This category also includes the possession

and use of source material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of

locations of use: 1-5. [Program Code(s): 02110]....

(1). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical 84,200

institutions or two or more physicians under

parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter

authorizing research and development, including

human use of byproduct material, except

licenses for byproduct material, source

material, or special nuclear material in sealed

sources contained in teletherapy devices. This

category also includes the possession and use

of source material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of

locations of use: 6-20. [Program Code(s):

04710].........................................

(2). Licenses of broad scope issued to medical 105,000

institutions or two or more physicians under

parts 30, 33, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter

authorizing research and development, including

human use of byproduct material, except

licenses for byproduct material, source

material, or special nuclear material in sealed

sources contained in teletherapy devices. This

category also includes the possession and use

of source material for shielding when

authorized on the same license.9 17 Number of

locations of use: more than 20. [Program

Code(s): 04711]................................

C. Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 23,300

70 of this chapter for human use of byproduct

material, source material, and/or special nuclear

material, except licenses for byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear material in

sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices.

This category also includes the possession and use

of source material for shielding when authorized on

the same license.9 17 Number of locations of use: 1-

5. [Program Code(s): 02120, 02121, 02200, 02201,

02210, 02220, 02230, 02231, 02240, 22160]..........

(1). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 33,000

40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of

byproduct material, source material, and/or

special nuclear material, except licenses for

byproduct material, source material, or special

nuclear material in sealed sources contained in

teletherapy devices. This category also

includes the possession and use of source

material for shielding when authorized on the

same license.9 17 19 Number of locations of

use: 6-20. [Program Code(s): 04810, 04812,

04814, 04816, 04818, 04820, 04822, 04824,

04826, 04828]..................................

(2). Other licenses issued under parts 30, 35, 42,300

40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of

byproduct material, source material, and/or

special nuclear material, except licenses for

byproduct material, source material, or special

nuclear material in sealed sources contained in

teletherapy devices. This category also

includes the possession and use of source

material for shielding when authorized on the

same license.9 17 19 Number of locations of

use: more than 20. [Program Code(s): 04811,

04813, 04815, 04817, 04819, 04821, 04823,

04825, 04827, 04829]........................... 8. Civil defense:

A. Licenses for possession and use of byproduct 9,800

material, source material, or special nuclear

material for civil defense activities. [Program

Code(s): 03710].................................... 9. Device, product, or sealed source safety evaluation:

A. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of 28,500

devices or products containing byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear material,

except reactor fuel devices, for commercial

distribution.......................................

B. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of 14,800

devices or products containing byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear material

manufactured in accordance with the unique

specifications of, and for use by, a single

applicant, except reactor fuel devices.............

C. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of 8,700

sealed sources containing byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear material,

except reactor fuel, for commercial distribution...

D. Registrations issued for the safety evaluation of 1,800

sealed sources containing byproduct material,

source material, or special nuclear material,

manufactured in accordance with the unique

specifications of, and for use by, a single

applicant, except reactor fuel..................... 10. Transportation of radioactive material:

A. Certificates of Compliance or other package

approvals issued for design of casks, packages, and

shipping containers

1. Spent Fuel, High-Level Waste, and plutonium \6\ N/A

air packages...................................

2. Other Casks.................................. \6\ N/A

B. Quality assurance program approvals issued under

part 71 of this chapter

1. Users and Fabricators........................ \6\ N/A

2. Users........................................ \6\ N/A

C. Evaluation of security plans, route approvals, \6\ N/A

route surveys, and transportation security devices

(including immobilization devices).................

11. Standardized spent fuel facilities.............. \6\ N/A

12. Special Projects. [Program Code(s): 25110]...... \6\ N/A

13. A. Spent fuel storage cask Certificate of \6\ N/A

Compliance.........................................

B. General licenses for storage of spent fuel under \12\ N/A

Sec. 72.210 of this chapter...................... 14. Decommissioning/Reclamation: 7 20 N/A A. Byproduct, source, or special nuclear material

licenses and other approvals authorizing

decommissioning, decontamination, reclamation, or site

restoration activities under parts 30, 40, 70, 72, and

76 of this chapter, including master materials licenses

(MMLs). The transition to this fee category occurs when

a licensee has permanently ceased principal activities.

[Program Code(s): 03900, 11900, 21135, 21215, 21325,

22200]

B. Site-specific decommissioning activities \7\ N/A

associated with unlicensed sites, including MMLs,

whether or not the sites have been previously

licensed........................................... 15. Import and Export licenses.......................... \8\ N/A 16. Reciprocity......................................... \8\ N/A 17. MMLs of broad scope issued to Government 535,000

agencies.\15\ [Program Code(s): 03614]................. 18. Department of Energy:

A. Certificates of Compliance....................... \10\

$2,352,000

B. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act 190,000

(UMTRCA) activities. [Program Code(s): 03237,

03238].............................................

\1\ Annual fees will be assessed based on whether a licensee held a

valid license with the NRC authorizing possession and use of

radioactive material during the current FY. The annual fee is waived

for those materials licenses and holders of certificates,

registrations, and approvals who either filed for termination of their

licenses or approvals or filed for possession-only/storage licenses

before October 1 of the current FY and permanently ceased licensed

activities entirely before this date. Annual fees for licensees who

filed for termination of a license, downgrade of a license, or for a

possession-only license during the FY and for new licenses issued

during the FY will be prorated in accordance with the provisions of

Sec. 171.17. If a person holds more than one license, certificate,

registration, or approval, the annual fee(s) will be assessed for each

license, certificate, registration, or approval held by that person.

For licenses that authorize more than one activity on a single license

(e.g., human use and irradiator activities), annual fees will be

assessed for each category applicable to the license. \2\ Payment of the prescribed annual fee does not automatically renew

the license, certificate, registration, or approval for which the fee

is paid. Renewal applications must be filed in accordance with the

requirements of part 30, 40, 70, 71, 72, or 76 of this chapter. \3\ Each FY, fees for these materials licenses will be calculated and

assessed in accordance with Sec. 171.13 and will be published in the

Federal Register for notice and comment. \4\ Other facilities include licenses for extraction of metals, heavy

metals, and rare earths. \5\ There are no existing NRC licenses in these fee categories. If the

NRC issues a license for these categories, the Commission will

consider establishing an annual fee for this type of license. \6\ Standardized spent fuel facilities, 10 CFR parts 71 and 72

Certificates of Compliance and related Quality Assurance program

approvals, and special reviews, such as topical reports, are not

assessed an annual fee because the generic costs of regulating these

activities are primarily attributable to users of the designs,

certificates, and topical reports. \7\ Licensees in this category are not assessed an annual fee because

they are charged an annual fee in other categories while they are

licensed to operate. \8\ No annual fee is charged because it is not practical to administer

due to the relatively short life or temporary nature of the license.

Because section 101 of the ADVANCE Act created an excluded activity

for international nuclear export and innovation activities, no annual

fee is charged for import and export licenses. \9\ Separate annual fees will not be assessed for pacemaker licenses

issued to medical institutions that also hold nuclear medicine

licenses under fee categories 7.A., 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B., 7.B.1, 7.B.2,

7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2. \10\ This includes Certificates of Compliance issued to DOE that are not

funded from the Nuclear Waste Fund.

\11\ See Sec. 171.15(c). \12\ See Sec. 171.15(c). \13\ No annual fee is charged for this category because the cost of the

general license registration program applicable to licenses in this

category will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170 fees. \14\ Persons who possess radium sources that are used for operational

purposes in another fee category are not also subject to the fees in

this category. (This exception does not apply if the radium sources

are possessed for storage only.) \15\ Licensees subject to fees under categories 1.A., 1.B., 1.E., and

2.A., and licensees paying fees under fee category 17 must pay the

largest applicable fee and are not subject to additional fees listed

in this table. \16\ Licensees paying fees under 3.C. are not subject to fees under 2.B.

for possession and shielding authorized on the same license. \17\ Licensees paying fees under 7.A., 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.B., 7.B.1, 7.B.2,

7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2 are not subject to fees under 2.B. for

possession and shielding authorized on the same license. \18\ Licensees paying fees under 3.N. are not subject to paying fees

under 3.P., 3.P.1, or 3.P.2 for calibration or leak testing services

authorized on the same license. \19\ Licensees paying fees under 7.B., 7.B.1, or 7.B.2 are not subject

to paying fees under 7.C., 7.C.1, or 7.C.2 for broad scope licenses

issued under parts 30, 35, 40, and 70 of this chapter for human use of

byproduct material, source material, and/or special nuclear material,

except licenses for byproduct material, source material, or special

nuclear material in sealed sources contained in teletherapy devices

authorized on the same license. \20\ No annual fee is charged for a materials license (or part of a

materials license) that has transitioned to this fee category because

the decommissioning costs will be recovered through 10 CFR part 170

fees, but annual fees may be charged for other activities authorized

under the license that are not in decommissioning status. \21\ Licensees paying fees under 4.A., 4.B., or 4.C. are not subject to

paying fees under 3.N. licenses that authorize services for other

licensees authorized on the same license.

Dated: June 5, 2026.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Christopher Carroll, Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2026-12067 Filed 6-15-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P