Nuclear engineers can obtain licensing as a Senior Reactor Operator, a designation that is granted after an intensive, 2-year, site-specific program. The credential, granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, asserts that the engineer can operate a nuclear power plant within federal government req...
Government Agencies: Some nuclear engineers work in government agencies, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Energy (DOE), or the National Laboratories. In these roles, they may be involved in regulatory oversight, policy development, and research initiatives related to...
The partial core meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan came just when nuclear engineering had been on the rebound. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has 19 license applications under active review for 26 new nuclear power plants. The Nuclear Energy Institute, a trade ...
In addition to Ginsberg, the panel consisted of David Wright, commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Jessica Lovering, executive director and co-founder of the Good Energy Collective; and Preston Gillespie, executive vice president at Duke Energy Corp., with ...
NRC US National Regulatory Commission NRPA Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (Statens strålevern) NRPB National Radiation Protection Board, UK NRPS Nordic Radiation Protection Society; also referred to as NSFS NSA Nuclear Safety Account (under EBRD) NSC Nuclear Science Committee (under OECD/NEA...
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the Natrium reactor. TerraPower is the first to submit its construction permit application for a commercial advanced reactor to the NRC. Due to its unique design, non-nuclear construction is beginning, while nuclear construction will begin after this application...
Oklo has big plans, but the company still has regulatory hurdles to overcome, and some safety experts dispute the company's contention that the micro-reactors can run without people. Oklo launched in 2013 and began having discussions with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in November 2016....
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, United States District Courts, United States Courts of Appeal, United States Court of Federal Claims. What types of clients do you represent? Electric utility companies, suppliers of nuclear fuel and components, and investors in electric generating facilities. ...
But no U.S. SMRs exist yet. NuScale, the only U.S. company with an SMR design license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, last year had to axe the first SMR project to build its technology at a U.S. lab in Idaho. ...
And, in July, the company received a 20-year license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue operations of its Comanche Peak nuclear plant through the year 2053. This marks a 20-year extension of the original operating license. This large-cap power company generated $3.85 billion at...