Reactor Licensing & Regulation

DOE, NRC update MOU on responsibilities for new nuclear projects

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The Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission have recently updated a 2019 memorandum of understanding to better coordinate the review of advanced nuclear energy reactor technologies.
The document, drafted in October and made public this month, seeks…

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