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      ORNL to partner with Type One, UTK on fusion facility

      Yesterday, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that it is in the process of partnering with Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. That partnership will have one primary goal: to establish a high-heat flux facility (HHF) at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run Energy Complex in Clinton, Tenn.

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  1. ANS Standards Committee Strategic Plan (2025-2030)
  2. ANS Standards Committee Rules and Procedures
    Reaccredited by ANSI on August 19, 2022
  3. ANS Standards Committee Organizational Chart
  4. Policy Manual for the ANS Standards Committee
    Updated May 15, 2024
  5. ANS Standards Committee Procedures Manual for Consensus Committees
  6. ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards
    2025 Edition - Supersedes the ANSI 2024 Edition
  7. ANS Development Process of a Standard
  8. 2024 Standards Committee Report of Annual Activities
  9. Incorporating Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Approaches/Attributes in ANS Standards (for Interim Trial Use)


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  1. ANS Standards Board Comments on "Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors" (Part 53) [NRC-2019-0062] -- February 28, 2025
  2. ANS Standards Board Comments on "Request for Information on Implementation of the United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET)” [NIST–2023–0005] -- November 5, 2024
  3. Why Should Companies Support Standards Development?
    Nuclear Standards News article.
  4. Risk-informed, Performance-based Safety: Past, Present, and Future
    Nuclear Standards News article.
  5. Performance-Based Standards: Questions and Answers
    Nuclear Standards News article.
  6. Life of a Standard

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