Commissioners seeking input on credit rating rulemaking

摘要

NRC commissioners have approved staff'splan to seek comment on a proposed rule toeliminate reliance on credit ratings indetermining decommissioning assurance forlicensees after a previous proposal waswithdrawn after strong industry criticism.Staff will develop an advanced notice ofproposed rulemaking, or ANPR, which willgive stakeholders 75 days to providecomments to guide development of aproposed rule to eliminate the reliance oncredit ratings in reaching decommissioningCommissioners seeking input on credit rating rulemakingassurance decisions, commissioners said in astaff requirements memorandum Nov. 23.