The ADVANCE Act, among other things, directs the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to look for ways to speed up its licensing process for new nuclear technology. It will reduce regulatory costs for companies seeking to license advanced nuclear reactor technologies, as well as creating a "p...
The article reports on the progressive implementation of Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to ensure safety operations of the 104 commercial nuclear power reactors in the U.S. The NRC has proposed revising regulatory framework and reviewed process for licensing ...
WILMINGTON, North Carolina—January 30, 2020—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced that it has officially begun the regulatory licensing process for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor. On December 30, 2019 the company submitted the first licensing topical report (LTR) for the ...
(heavy water reactor) and the US General Electric ESBWR (boiling water) reactor. However, on 4 April 2008, the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Company, responsible for the ACR 1000 design, announced that it was withdrawing their CANDU ACR 1000 from the pre-licensing process (called ...
The push for a new licensing framework tailored to advanced reactors came in earnest in 2019 after Congress passed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA), which required NRC to establish a technology-inclusive framework for commercial advanced nuclear r...
Even though President Joe Biden recently signed legislation to streamline the NRC's licensing process, consideration of the queue of new projects by the timelines laid out by companies will challenge NRC personnel and technical resources, Talabi said. ...
This indicates there is a very high degree of confidence that these sites would be potentially suitable to host a reactor. Taking advantage of licensing engagements could speed up the licensing process and save time and money for new builds. ...
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A key component of the regulatory scrutiny is the licensing process that is a stage-gate process taking place before, and along, the construction of NPPs. The regulatory body assesses the technical features of the reactor (plant), the capabilities of the operator (e.g. people, procedures, ...
• Received regulator endorsement of a topical report on Tri-structural Isotropic (TRISO) particle fuel that may enable a streamlined licensing process • Supported development of the first code case for additive manufacturing in pressure-retaining components in nuclear applications ...