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NRC opens comment period for fusion regulatory changes
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has taken the next step toward developing fusion regulations, announcing the opening of a 90-day comment period, ending May 27, on a proposed regulatory framework.
In 2023, the NRC commissioners considered three options for the regulatory framework, ultimately selecting to integrate fusion machines into the existing byproduct material approach, which avoids classifying fusion energy systems as utilization facilities. The aim is to implement this approach through changes to 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 37, 50, 51, 72, 110, 150, 170, and 171.
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Marco Caramello (Ansaldo Nucleare), Megan Durse (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Richard F. Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Giorgio K. Youssef (Sapienza Univ. Rome), Michele Frignani (Ansaldo Nuclear), Mariano Tarantino (ENEA), Aiden Wimshurst (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Rhodri Watkins (Frazer-Nash Consultancy), Graham Macpherson (Frazer-Nash Consultancy)
Proceedings | 2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP) | Las Vegas, NV, June 16-19, 2024 | Pages 685-694
