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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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DOE issues new NEPA rule and procedures—and accelerates DOME reactor testing
Meeting a deadline set in President Trump’s May 23 executive order “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy,” the DOE on June 30 updated information on its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking and implementation procedures and published on its website an interim final rule that rescinds existing regulations alongside new implementing procedures.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session|Panel
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palm B
Session Chair:
Matthew D. Bucknor
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Koroush Shirvan
Advanced reactor development offers the opportunity to re-evaluate site and facility security approaches in the U.S. and abroad. Given the differences between most advanced reactors and the existing large light water fleet, novel approaches such as risk-informed security-by-design (SeBD) and safety-and security-by-design (SSeBD) concepts provide reactor designers the ability to directly incorporate security features into their designs while crediting enhanced safety, security, lower risk profiles, smaller radiological source terms, and compact modular designs. This panel will provide perspectives from safety and security experts who will describe their current work in these areas.
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