Report
On September 29, 2026, Good Energy Collective hosted a private virtual roundtable on the role of contested proceedings in Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reactor licensing. The discussion was held under Chatham House rule. It came at a pivotal moment: just prior to the NRC’s issuance of a final rule to streamline contested adjudications in response to the ADVANCE Act and Executive Order 14300. Participants included former NRC commissioners and senior staff, energy and nuclear regulatory attorneys, and other nuclear industry professionals. They discussed why contested proceedings have mattered historically, what value they offer today, and what the then-proposed rule could mean for licensing going forward. The roundtable complements GEC’s forthcoming report on contested proceedings for new reactors licensed under 10 CFR Part 52.
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