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ANS to NRC: Don't expand use of "qualitative factors"

Keep regulatory process objective

The American Nuclear Society (ANS) today urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to base all regulatory actions on "a rigorous, scientifically sound basis, free from conjecture and unquantifiable assertions."  In a letter to NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane, ANS President Michaele "Mikey" Brady Raap indicated that "we believe the expanded use of qualitative factors is a dangerous road that, if traveled, could significantly undermine the Commissions credibility as an impartial regulator."

The letter was in response to proposed NRC staff recommendations that address the role of qualitative factors in the NRC's technical evaluation process.

Letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane

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