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NRC updating GEIS rule for new nuclear technology
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency is issuing a proposed generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for use in reviewing applications for new nuclear reactors.
In an April 17 memo, NRC secretary Carrie Safford wrote that the commission approved NRC staff’s recommendation to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.”
Richard E. Nygren
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 1203-1215
Blanket and First Wall Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A23022
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
This overview of first wall, blanket and shield technology focuses first on trends in important design issues from the 1970's to the 1980's, then on current perceptions of critical issues in first wall, blanket and shield design and related technology. The emphasis is on base technology rather than either systems engineering or materials development, on the two primary confinement systems, tokamaks and mirrors, and on production of electricity as the primary goal for development.