Direct final rule and issuance of environmental assessment.
Category
nuclear-safety
Sub-agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2021-07-01
Effective date
2021-09-29
Energy docket
NRC-2017-0090
Abstract
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to renew the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor standard design certification. Applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate a U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor standard design may do so by referencing this design certification rule. The applicant for the renewal of the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor standard design certification is General Electric-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC.