Reactor Licensing & Regulation

Large, bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers ask NRC to ease license rules for advanced reactors

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Sixty four lawmakers called out what they said were six problems with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s draft rule for licensing advanced reactors and, in a July 14 letter, asked for a fix.
Safety requirements in the NRC’s proposed rule are so strict that…

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