The Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, signed by President Trump in 2019, directs the NRC to establish a regulatory framework for fusion reactors by Dec. 31, 2027. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued preliminary proposed rule language “for the licensing and oversight of the broad array of fusion systems currently under development,” the agency said…
The NRC is announcing a 6-month extension to its schedule for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking. The schedule to deliver a proposed rule to the Commission has been extended from November 2023 to May 2024, and the schedule for delivering a final rule to the Commission has been extended from May 2025 to…
The following slide show is a summary of the July 13th Webinar, “DOE Webinar on Regulatory Concepts for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking” By Priya Yadav and David Esh U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Click here to view the presentation.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) “Use of the Decommissioning Trust Fund During Operations for Major Radioactive Component Disposal.” The purpose of this proposed ISG is to provide the NRC staff’s regulatory position to licensees of nuclear power reactors regarding the use of funds from…
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Performance and Risk Assessment Community of Practice invites you to the following webinar: Regulatory Concepts for the Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking Priya Yadav and David Esh U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday, July 13, 2023 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time Webinar link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzIzOTRjYTktNzdkNi00Y2JmLWI1OTMtMThkZDcxMmRkZDUz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%226b183ecc-4b55-4ed5-b3f8-7f64be1c4138%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%226f122630-d8b8-4444-887b-018784ba927b%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a Abstract: The NRC staff will discuss “Regulatory Concepts…
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum (LLW Forum) is an independent, non-profit organization that was established to facilitate state and compact implementation of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 and its 1985 Amendments and to promote the objectives of low-level radioactive waste regional compacts. The LLW Forum provides an opportunity for state and compact officials to share information with each other and to exchange views with officials of federal agencies and other interested stakeholders.