The American Nuclear Society has recently published a new standard:
ANSI/ANS-30.3-2022, Light Water Reactor Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Design.
The standard is available for purchase from the ANS Store.
Proposed rule for more flexible licensing under Part 53 is open for comment
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published a proposed rule that has been almost five years in the making: Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors....
Technology-inclusive implications of new ANS LWR design standard
Each month on the last Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (ET), the American Nuclear Society’s Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) holds a Community of...
ANS calls for a public meeting with NRC on RIPB design standard
The American Nuclear Society has published the first voluntary consensus standard for nuclear reactor design that formally incorporates risk-informed, performance-based (RIPB) decision-making...
The development of ANS standard for liquid-fuel molten salt reactors—ANSI/ANS-20.2-2023
Nuclear Safety Design Criteria and Functional Performance Requirements for Liquid-Fuel Molten Salt Reactor Nuclear Power Plants (ANSI/ANS-20.2-2023) has just been issued and is now available...
NRC publishes EP final rule for SMRs
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a final rule and associated regulatory guide applying risk-informed, performance-based emergency preparedness (EP) requirements to small modular...
Bringing 2022 ANS Standards Committee successes into the new year
By all accounts, 2022 brought many successes for the American Nuclear Society’s Standards Committee, including the initiation of five projects, reaffirmation of 11 current standards, and...
Risk insights map an efficient approach to aging management
Any method that can enhance safety, reduce risk, and lower costs is worth a second look. When that method proves it has the potential to optimize aging management at any nuclear power plant,...
ANS Grand Challenge: Expedite licensing
As the largest ultra-low-carbon electricity source in the United States, nuclear energy is a vital pillar of the effort to mitigate climate change. Deployment of advanced nuclear reactor and...
Agency favors revising population-related siting rules for advanced reactors
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently approved, in a 2–1 vote, a recommendation from its staff that could potentially lead to the siting of advanced reactors in more densely populated...
New standard available on fissile materials storage
ANS and ANSI have published the following new standard, which is available for purchase in the ANS Store:ANSI/ANS-8.7-2022, Nuclear Criticality Safety in the Storage of Fissile Materials...