NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: NRC REVIEWS OF REACTOR DESIGNS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OR DEPARTMENT OF WAR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposed rule called: NRC Reviews of Reactor Designs Previously Authorized by U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 2 by Carrie Safford, Secretary of the Commission.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise its regulations to facilitate direct leveraging of prior U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War authorizations of demonstration reactors into the NRC's licensing reviews of commercial reactor facility applications that reference those designs. This rulemaking would improve NRC licensing review efficiency, where applicable, by explicitly establishing by r...