The docs: The first document updates lessons learned on how a reactor’s safety systems can safely manage the effects of aging beyond 60 years of operation. The second document provides the NRC staff’s latest plan for reviewing applications to extend operating licenses from 60 to 80 years. The third document provides the information and analysis supporting the changes in the first two documents.
The revisions are based on the experiences and lessons learned during license renewal reviews since the documents were originally published in 2017, according to the NRC.
Contacting the NRC: The NRC will hold public meetings to gather comments later this month. Meeting details will be posted soon. In addition to receiving oral comments, the NRC will accept written comments by email at regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2023-0096. Comments also can be mailed to the Office of Administration, Mail Stop TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
