NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES NOTICE: DRAFT INTERIM STAFF GUIDANCE: EVALUATIONS OF RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR RISK-INFORMED DECISION-MAKING FOR REGULATORY APPLICATIONS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Draft Interim Staff Guidance: Evaluations of Risk Assessments for Risk-Informed Decision-Making for Regulatory Applications.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 21 by Mehdi Reisi Fard, Director, Division of Advanced Reactor Engineering, Office of Advanced Reactors.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), OAR/DARP-ISG-2026-XX, "Evaluations of Risk Assessments for Risk-Informed Decision-Making for Regulatory Applications." If finalized, this ISG will provide guidance to the staff for reviewing systematic risk assessment methods, including probabilistic ris...