REACTORS
Alignment of Licensing Processes and Lessons Learned From New Reactor Licensing
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 2/2/2021
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting comments on a regulatory basis to support a proposed rule that would amend the NRC's regulations for the licensing of new nuclear power reactors. The NRC's goals in amending these regulations would be to ensure consistency in new reactor licensing reviews, provide for an efficient new reactor licensing process, reduce the need for exemptions from
existing regulations and license amendment requests, address other new reactor licensing issues deemed relevant by the NRC, and support the principles of good regulation, specifically openness, clarity, and reliability. The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to promote a full understanding of the rulemaking, discuss the regulatory basis, and facilitate public participation.
Comments due April 14, 2021.
| Follow the latest DOE budget updates with ECA's budget tracker
|
ENERGY COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE
ECA webinar archive available now
ECA Staff | 2/2/2021
ECA staff has hosted several webinars in the past few months. ECA began a webinar series entitled "Advancing Alliances" to focus on workforce development challenges and initiatives that are found across the DOE complex. Below are two videos within that webinar series.
ECA also began a self-funded initiative to focus on the development of new nuclear programs. This webinar focuses on identifying partnerships across the complex to increase the role local communities can play in nuclear development projects.
Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation.
Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
Stay Current on Activities in the DOE World
Read the latest edition of the ECA Bulletin, a regular newsletter providing a detailed brief of ECA activities, legislative news, and major events from across the DOE complex. Have suggestions for future editions? Email bulletin@energyca.org.
|
Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles
ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local
governments.
|
|
|
|
