Making the safe use of advanced reactor technologies possible

Advancing risk-informed and performance-based approaches in safety reviews

Becoming a modern and risk-informed regulator with flexible review and licensing processes

Leveraging partnerships with research organizations and the international community to enhance our readiness to review advanced reactor applications

Stakeholder engagement and interactions are vital to our success

Developing an innovative technology-inclusive, risk-informed, and performance-based regulatory framework for advanced reactors

Developing expertise and tools to enhance our readiness to efficiently and effectively review advanced reactor applications

Advanced Reactors (non-LWR designs)

PROJECT STATUS AND DASHBOARDS

Advanced Reactors Project Status and Dashboards

Our roadmap to effectively and efficiently review non-light water reactor technologies, with details regarding implementation action plans.

Infrastructure needed to support a risk informed, technology-inclusive regulatory framework for advanced reactor licensing.

Current licensing and pre-application activities for advanced non-light water reactor technologies.

Development and revisions of policies regarding the review of non-light water reactor technologies.

Bi-lateral cooperation efforts to inform the technical reviews and licensing of non-light water advanced reactor technologies.

Information for stakeholder engagement such as public meetings, workshops, and other activities.

A repository of information that could help applicants developing the source term for specific reactor designs.

The integrated review schedule is based on six core strategies described in our implementation action plan.

White papers and reports on advanced reactors prepared by the NRC, its contractors and third parties.

NRC-DOE workshops and NRC-sponsored training materials.

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, January 16, 2024