Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC ISSUES SRM FOR PART 61

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Time of Compliance Reduced To 1000 Years; New Three-Tiered Approach
Jeremy L. Dillon
RW Monitor
2/21/2014
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is moving to implement a three-tiered approach for performing a performance analysis for a low-level waste disposal site,…

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Fusion company inks deal with Hanford area development group

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DOE, ABS MOU explores nuclear technology for commercial maritime uses

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Oklo unveils plans for isotope production facility under DOE’s Launch Pad program

A lawyer with a gavel mediating a signed agreement between two parties in a law office.

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Urenco USA brings sixth cascade online at New Mexico enrichment plant

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