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NRC to issue proposed rule for advanced reactor licensing

March 8, 2024, 7:00AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance surrounding licenses for advanced reactors—the first regulatory framework developed uniquely for advanced technologies and designs.

NRC staff has been instructed to establish a licensing process for commercial nuclear power plants that is risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive.

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Higher enriched nuclear fuel being tested at Vogtle

April 11, 2025, 12:07PMNuclear News

Southern Nuclear recently loaded nuclear fuel with uranium-235 enriched up to 6 percent—higher than the usual 3–5 percent enrichment—into Vogtle-2 to test it through irradiation....

The advantages and challenges of nuclear-powered data centers

April 11, 2025, 7:03AMANS Nuclear Cafe

The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has posted a list of the advantages and challenges of using nuclear energy to power AI data centers, which some estimates suggest could...

DOE commits to supplying HALEU to five advanced nuclear companies

April 10, 2025, 9:30AMNuclear News

The Department of Energy has announced its first round of conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium to five U.S. nuclear developers. According to the DOE, the delivery...

How does subsequent license renewal relate to the restart of nuclear power plants?

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Subsequent license renewal (SLR) authorizes nuclear power plants to operate for an additional 20 years beyond the 60 years of the initial license (years 1–40) and the first license renewal...

Age is just a number

April 8, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News

This month’s Nuclear News pays tribute to the people and projects that keep our nuclear power plants running.In the nuclear industry, “life extension” is a venerable term that broadly...

Deep Fission, Deep Isolation to collaborate on SNF management

April 8, 2025, 7:00AMRadwaste Solutions

Nuclear start-ups Deep Fission and Deep Isolation will collaborate on the management of spent nuclear fuel from Deep Fission’s advanced underground reactors under a memorandum of...

NEA visit to Mongolia focuses on nuclear energy development

April 4, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News

Nuclear Energy Agency Director General William D. Magwood IV visited Mongolia recently for a series of meetings with government representatives and to participate in discussions on nuclear...

NRC approves subsequent license renewal for Oconee

April 2, 2025, 7:03AMNuclear News

All three units at the Duke Energy’s Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina are now licensed to operate for an additional 20 years....

Tennessee senators call on Trump to “rescue TVA from itself”

March 28, 2025, 12:00PMNuclear News

In a strongly worded opinion piece published by Power Magazine on March 24, Tennessee Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty call for new leadership at the Tennessee Valley Authority to...

Part 53 aims to create a clear licensing path for advanced reactors

March 12, 2025, 7:01AMNuclear News

New commentary on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed 10 CFR Part 53 licensing recommendations for advanced reactors argues that more work is needed to make the framework practical....

NRC to issue proposed rule for advanced reactor licensing

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