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NRC proposed rule for licensing reactors authorized by DOE, DOD
Nuclear reactor designs approved by the Department of Energy or Department of Defense could get streamlined pathways through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s commercial licensing process should applicants wish to push the technology into the civilian sector.
A proposed rule introduced April 2 by the NRC would “improve NRC licensing review efficiency, where applicable, by explicitly establishing by regulation an additional means for reactor applicants to demonstrate the safety functions of their reactor designs, and thus, would contribute to the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies.”
W. W. Weaver
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 28 | Number 3 | October 1995 | Pages 1371-1375
Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Tritium System | Proceedings of the Fifth Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology In Fission, Fusion, and Isotopic Applications Belgirate, Italy May 28-June 3, 1995 | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A30603
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Tritium handling will continue throughout the foreseeable future within the U.S. Department of Energy complex. Changes are occurring that emphasize greater care in tritium handling. Technological improvements (e.g. “hardware” advances) are only part of the solution. The other area of improvement concerns the support or “software” side. Improved programs and procedures affecting operations, maintenance, surveillance, and emergency response are being implemented. The heightened emphasis on worker safety issues is the discussion of the two major assessments and their lessons learned.
