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NRC introduces microreactor regulatory framework
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released a new licensing framework for microreactors and similar reactor designs that may provide a more suitable pathway for applicants with simpler technologies.
The proposed rule—known as Part 57—is the latest to come out of the NRC’s rules review and overhaul stemming from the ADVANCE Act and 2025 nuclear-related executive orders. It is also the latest framework developed for advanced reactor designs shifting away from light water reactor technology, such as the Part 53 rule finalized in March.
Frederick Agyemang, Stephen Yamoah, Seth Kofi Debrah
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 197 | Number 7 | July 2023 | Pages 1479-1490
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2132102
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The effect of compensated feedwater (FW) pump control on a nuclear steam supply system with a significant reduction of baseload electricity demand as a common-cause failure could result in temperature elevation of the reactor coolant system and corresponding pressure increases in the pressurizer and steam generators above the set points. The shutting and opening of the pressure relief valve causes the fluid flow rate to transition from laminar to turbulence flow, where a sudden burst, chaotic movement, and inertial forces and weight of the fluid have the potential to cause a break in pipelines leading to a loss-of-coolant accident. This study employs the Fourier transform to simulate the impact of force as the power spectral density (in dBm/Hz) measured in 1 to 99 label harmonics over a specified time window using MATLAB/Simulink library tools. The experimental results show that compensated FW pump control could significantly reduce the effect of turbulence and reveal a perturbation settlement state prior to steady-state laminar flow.