NRC rolls out reforms to accelerate small reactor licensing

[Marlin]

https://www.reutersevents.com/nuclear/nrc-rolls-out-reforms-accelerate-small-reactor-licensing

[News Wire]

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is implementing regulatory reforms to meet a federal mandate requiring the approval of new reactor designs within 18 months. These changes aim to accelerate the deployment of Small Modular Reactors to support a national goal of increasing nuclear capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050. This shift addresses rising energy demand from industrial sectors and data centers.

Three major regulations are being fast tracked to comply with a May 2025 executive order in which President Trump mandated the NRC to approve new reactor designs within 18 months. The order is part of wide-ranging efforts by the Trump administration to boost domestic nuclear capacity from around 100 GW today to 400 GW by 2050 to meet surging...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is rolling out a suite of reforms to expedite the approval of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) designs, potentially clearing a major hurdle that threatens to hamper deployment.

The order is part of wide-ranging efforts by the Trump administration to boost domestic nuclear capacity from around 100 GW today to 400 GW by 2050 to meet surging demand for energy from data centers and large manufacturing facilities.

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