NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decadesMATTHEW DALY
EachU.S.commercial nuclear power plant has at least two NRC resident inspectors who monitor day-to-day operations at the plant. They serve as the agency's eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections, monitoring significant projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public. *...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is now cutting back on safety inspections for the nation's 90-plus nuclear reactors, along with legal notices that previously had to be given to the public regarding plant safety issues. The nuclear industry, facing stiff competition from cleaner, cheaper,...
HABITABILITY ISSUES NRC STAFF ISSUES GENERIC LETTER ON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONTROL ROOM HABITABILITY ISSUESNRC STAFF ISSUES GENERIC LETTER ON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONTROL ROOM HABITABILITY ISSUESINDSTRY GROUP
In its April 2020 order, responding to contentions that Holtec’s CISF application “must be rejected outright because it contemplates storage contracts with the DOE, and such contracts would be illegal under the NWPA,” the commission noted that the NWPA does not prohibit a ...
LHOUN NUCLEAR PLANT NRC TO DISCUSS 2004 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR PLANTNRC TO DISCUSS 2004 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR PLANTEBSCO_bspFDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database
Throughout that process licensees may consider that, while certain suspect components may not in and of themselves present a significant impact on plant safety, the fact that a vendor has provided suspect components to a nuclear plant may warrant an extent of condition review to ensure that ...
ARRIS NUCLEAR PLANT NRC TO DISCUSS 2006 PERFORMANCE AT HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANTNRC TO DISCUSS 2006 PERFORMANCE AT HARRIS NUCLEAR PLANTAGENCYGROUP05FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database
nuclear power industry. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relies on a set of plant-specific Standardized Plant Analysis Risk (SPAR) models to provide critical risk-based input to the regulatory process. The Significance Determination Process (SDP), Management Directive 8.3 - NRC Incident ...
PURPOSE/AIM Those involved in training and in the daily practice of nuclear medicine need a firm knowledge of NRC regulations We illustrate in a simplified pictorial format a comprehensive review of Nuclear Regulatory Commission scenarios required to safely practice as an authorized user for the safe...