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Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Marine Minerals Administration Sign Nuclear Energy Projects MOU
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Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The NRC and Marine Minerals Administration have signed an MOU establishing regulatory coordination for offshore nuclear projects on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, with the NRC designated as NEPA lead agency. Forthcoming applicant guidance, an NRC NEPA rulemaking, and a maritime nuclear licensing whitepaper will shape the path to deployment of floating reactors and marine-based small modular reactors.
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If you're building floating nuclear or marine SMRs, the regulatory doors just opened—but you now have two agencies to satisfy, not one, and the process is still being written. File your comments on the NRC's NEPA overhaul by 21 August; the rules change then, and you want them written for your project, not against it.
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