Design variation. Not the live NRC site. Dual door. The first screen states the regulatory rule, then offers two paths.
NRC Ai

Artificial Intelligence

On this page:

The NRC does not regulate artificial intelligence as a technology. It evaluates AI-enabled tools inside activities it already licenses and inspects. In October 2024 the staff reviewed the regulations and more than 500 regulatory guides and found the framework generally sufficient, with specific places that need clarification.

Two paths

Applicants and licensees Read the October 2024 finding, the principles paper with Canada and the United Kingdom, and the September 24, 2025 public workshop. How the NRC uses AI Four tools. None is a high-impact use case under OMB’s definition.

How the NRC uses AI

Four generative tools are on the public inventory. All four are marked not high-impact under the Office of Management and Budget’s definition. That flag is in the spreadsheet today. It is on this page so a reader does not have to open the file.

SimplifAI

Text retrieval for staff.

Identifier
NRC-0001
Stage
Deployed
Vendor
TekSynap
Operational
August 1, 2025
High-impact
Not high-impact

Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat

A commercial assistant available to staff. The inventory says this use touches personal data.

Identifier
NRC-0002
Stage
Deployed
Vendor
Microsoft
Operational
June 1, 2025
High-impact
Not high-impact

GSA USAi

A shared federal tool, not yet in operation at the NRC.

Identifier
NRC-0003
Stage
Pre-deployment
Vendor
General Services Administration
Date in the inventory
January 1, 2026
High-impact
Not high-impact

ChatGPT Enterprise and Gemini for Government

Two commercial assistants, listed together, not yet in operation.

Identifier
NRC-0004
Stage
Pre-deployment
Vendors
OpenAI and Google
Date in the inventory
December 1, 2025
High-impact
Not high-impact

Files

  • Individual AI use case inventory (CSV) Machine-readable. Posted January 28, 2026. Four rows.
  • Consolidated commercial AI file Not posted as of October 6, 2026. Copilot, USAi, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Gemini for Government are already named in the individual inventory. The separate commercial file other agencies post beside that inventory is still absent.
  • Waiver summary Not posted as of October 6, 2026. If the count is zero, the sentence to publish is: “The NRC has issued no waivers under OMB Memorandum M-25-21.” Confirm the count before those words go on the live site.

Two plans, and an earlier one

When the FY26 plan says “high-impact” about licensing, power uprates, advanced reactors, and inspection preparation, that is ordinary language. In the public inventory, the OMB category “high-impact” applies to none of the four tools.

Governance and contact

Scott Flanders is Chief AI Officer. Questions go to CAIO@nrc.gov or the contact form.

The AI Governance Board oversees the agency’s own use of AI. The AI Steering Committee coordinates preparation for AI in activities the NRC regulates. Membership and meeting cadence are not on the public page.

Prototype prepared October 6, 2026, from the public pages. The live hub was last reviewed September 9, 2026.