04.24.2025
How does subsequent license renewal relate to the restart of nuclear power plants?
By Gary Adkins, Vice President of Regulatory and Licensing, and featured in Nuclear News. 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 (years 41–60). NUREG-2191, Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License Renewal (GALL-SLR), […]
01.14.2025
The New Nuclear Renaissance
As Technology Companies announce their desire and need for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors to reach future power demands and clean energy goals, the industry is on the verge of a new nuclear renaissance. This resurgence of growth is different from previous attempts due to factors that weren’t previously part of the equation: 1. The mass […]
02.17.2022
Advanced Nuclear Outlook
It would be an understatement to say that 2021 was an exciting year for advanced reactors in the US. TerraPower-GE Hitachi and X-Energy’s flagship ARDP demonstration designs have found their respective homes in Kemmerer, WY and Richland, WA. The DoD’s Project Pele has down-selected to BWXT and X-Energy designs of mobile microreactors. Kairos is making […]
01.28.2022
Advanced Reactor Stakeholder Public Meeting
An early topic in the meeting was related to the status of the advanced reactor generic environmental impact statement and rulemaking. The proposed rule package is publicly available and is with the NRC Commission for review and vote. If the Commission votes to approve, there will be a 75-day public comment period. The rulemaking information […]
11.24.2021
Risk Informed Alternative Treatments for the Environmental Qualification Program
By: Jared Monroe As the nuclear industry continues to adopt risk-informed processes through 10 CFR 50.69, sites are implementing alternate treatments as a means to save money. One area of interest throughout the industry is the implementation of Alternate Treatments (AT) for equipment in the scope of the Environmental Qualification (EQ) program. EQ equipment classified […]
