NRC seeks comments on proposed rule for new reactors

October 8, 2024, 9:30AMNuclear News

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking comment on a proposed rule for a generic environmental impact statement for licensing new reactors. According to the NRC, the statement uses a technology-neutral framework and plant/site parameters to identify environmental issues common to new reactors as well as those issues needing project-specific analysis.

Let’s meet: NRC staff members will conduct an in-person meeting and two webinars to discuss the proposed generic impact statement and accept comments from the public.

The in-person meeting will be at NRC headquarters, 11555 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Md., on November 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EST). The webinars will take place November 13, 1:00–4 p.m. (EST), and November 14, 6:00–9:00 p.m. (EST). Additional details for all three meetings will be available soon on the NRC’s website.

How to: The deadline for submitting comments is December 18. Comments also can be submitted at regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2020-0101, by email to Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov, or by mail to Office of Administration, Mail Stop TWFN-7- A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.


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