# Commercial Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities
> **Nuclear Regulatory Commission** · Notification of interpretation; request for comment. · Published 2026-01-20 · Effective 2026-01-20 · 91 FR 2287
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-00904
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 91 FR 2287
- **CFR reference:** 10 CFR 50
- **Publication date:** 2026-01-20
- **Effective date:** 2026-01-20
- **Energy docket:** NRC-2024-0189
## Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an interpretation of its regulations to include non-power production or utilization facilities (NPUFs) licensed under section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), within the scope of the NRC's backfitting regulations and to exclude non-commercial NPUFs licensed under section 104 of the AEA from the scope of the NRC's backfitting regulations. The interpretation is effective immediately with a 30-day post-promulgation comment period.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/20/2026-00904/commercial-non-power-production-or-utilization-facilities)
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