Energy

ACRS Meeting Notice: Reactor Safeguards Advisory Updates

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice details upcoming meetings of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) concerning reactor licensing and safety. The meetings will focus on streamlining ACRS functions and reviewing only significant and novel licensing issues, affecting nuclear sector stakeholders and public safety oversight.

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Key Changes

  • ACRS to focus on novel and noteworthy licensing issues only
  • Some ACRS functions reduced in scope as per new Executive Order
  • Remote public participation encouraged via Microsoft Teams

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Public stakeholders must present oral or written views to the ACRS at least 5 days before the meetings.

public stakeholdersnuclear industry representatives
reporting
high

NRC staff and applicant representatives must prepare electronic copies of presentations and send them to the cognizant ACRS staff at least 3 days before the meeting.

NRC staffapplicant representatives
reporting
critical

ACRS members participating in discussions on licensing requirements must focus exclusively on novel and noteworthy issues as directed by the NRC Commission.

ACRS members
operational
medium

Interested members of the public must register to participate remotely in open ACRS sessions using provided contact information.

members of the public
disclosure
low

Anyone wishing to obtain the Microsoft Teams link for remote participation must contact NRC staff via provided email addresses.

members of the public
disclosure

Affected Parties

Nuclear industry stakeholdersPublic safety oversight bodies

Tags

nuclear,reactor safety,regulatory reform