WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 24 by Carrie Safford, Secretary of the Commission.
Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations that govern the NRC's environmental reviews of new nuclear reactor applications under the National Environmental Policy Act. The rulemaking codifies the generic findings of the NRC's Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors. The Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors uses a technology-neutral framework and a set of plant and ...