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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC proposed rule for licensing reactors authorized by DOE, DOD
Nuclear reactor designs approved by the Department of Energy or Department of Defense could get streamlined pathways through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s commercial licensing process should applicants wish to push the technology into the civilian sector.
A proposed rule introduced April 2 by the NRC would “improve NRC licensing review efficiency, where applicable, by explicitly establishing by regulation an additional means for reactor applicants to demonstrate the safety functions of their reactor designs, and thus, would contribute to the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies.”
Global 2026
Project Director
Sargent & Lundy
Michael Marohl is a Project Director at Sargent & Lundy with 20 years of experience in the nuclear power industry. He has extensive expertise in new-generation nuclear facility design and has provided design leadership for the AP1000 nuclear island standard plant design completion, Vogtle Units 3 & 4 construction support, the SHINE medical isotope production facility, the NuScale standard plant design, and the BWRX-300 standard plant design. He has also provided project management leadership for the CFPP FEED project and the SMR Romania FEED project.
Mr. Marohl is a recognized technical leader in modular design, including steel-composite wall systems. He has served on ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code committees and as Sargent & Lundy’s process owner for buried piping design and reinforced concrete structures and foundation design. He has published several technical papers on advanced design topics and is a subject matter expert in new-generation nuclear project delivery.
