"Small and Medium Reactors" or "Small Modular Reactors"– Either Way, The US...
On Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9, the US Nuclear Regulator Commission hosted a workshop to discuss generic issues related to licensing of small and medium-sized nuclear reactors. The...
View ArticleNo intrigue at NRC regarding Stephen Burns
On September 16, 2014, Stephen Burns and Jeff Baran were confirmed as Commissioners at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the Senate. Thirty days later, on October 14, 2014, Jeff Baran was sworn in...
View ArticleLicensing demonstration reactors in the United States
During the joint DOE-NRC workshop on advanced non-light water reactors held last week (Sep 1-2, 2015), John Adams of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation gave a...
View ArticleSenator Feinstein deserves better staff support. Crystal River concrete NOT...
Apparently, someone on Senator Feinstein’s staff believes that the concrete delamination (cracking) issue at Crystal River was an age-related issue. With that incorrect knowledge of the situation,...
View ArticleNRC needs an independent budget process to match its independent mandate
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency whose focus is the safe use of radiation and radioactive materials. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard from regulators,...
View ArticleProposal: Fund NRC by a fee on each kw-hr generated by nuclear energy
Initial conditions: NRC is an independent safety regulator working for the US public Its services mainly benefit customers that in electricity service areas that include nuclear power plants as...
View ArticleWhat does the “open phase condition” petition mean for US nuclear plants?
On March 1, 2016, Reuters published an article titled U.S. NRC engineers urge fix for nuclear power stations. Here is how the article seized my attention. A group of engineers within the U.S. nuclear...
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Enabling atomic innovation
During the past several weeks there have been a number of developments supporting a growing movement to enable nuclear energy innovators to succeed in the US. Leaders are realizing that nuclear...
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NRC Vision And Strategy For Licensing Advanced Reactors Needs Improvement
Sample of images associated with advance reactor development The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its vision and strategy for preparing to review applications for permission to begin...
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New Nuclear: North Anna Unit 3 Should Be Approved Before The End Of May
NRC Chairman Svinicki taking charge at North Anna 3 mandatory COL hearing Dominion Resources’s North Anna nuclear power station unit number 3 should be approved for construction by the end of May...
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What Does Westinghouse Bankruptcy Mean To Nuclear Energy Innovators?
Steve Kuczynski, CNO, Southern Co. Attendees at the 7th Annual International SMR and Advanced Reactor Summit in Atlanta, GA were intensely curious about the effect of Westinghouse’s decision to enter...
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Is nuclear reactor licensing process being improved as Congress mandated with...
NRC Advanced Reactor Licensing Vision A panel of five experts and an experienced moderator addressed the progress being made in creating effective processes to license advanced and non-LWR (light...
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NRC’s imposition of Aircraft Impact rule played a major role in Vogtle...
Vogtle 3 fabricated shield building panel liftCourtesy Southern Company Projects that last as long as building nuclear reactors in the U.S. are analogous to extreme endurance competitions in which...
View ArticleNRC Chair Hanson shares his thoughts on the NRC’s mission with ANS Executive...
Craig Piercy, the Executive Director and CEO of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), sat down with Chair Chris Hanson of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to talk about the NRC’s role in nuclear...
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Unnecessary rules should be eliminated
Commissioners on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are worried. They see a pending avalanche of license applications for new reactors, fuel production facilities, uranium mines, transportation...
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