Notice 19 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, nuclear energy, texas, energy sector, construction permits

⚛️NRC Establishes Board for Long Mott Energy Reactor Permit Review

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has established an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to oversee the permit proceedings for Long Mott Energy, LLC's proposed four-unit reactor facility in Texas. This formal notice addresses a hearing request from a local environmental group and specifies the composition of the Board overseeing the case.

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Compliance, Regulatory Guidance 16 Jan 2025 compliance, nuclear regulatory commission, light-water reactors, construction permits, risk assessment

⚛️NRC Draft Guidance on Risk Assessment for Nuclear Construction Permits

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) "Content of Risk Assessment and Severe Accident Information in Light-Water Power Reactor Construction Permit Applications." This draft ISG clarifies the scope and depth of the NRC staff review of the content of risk assessment and severe accident information in a construction permit (CP) application for a light-water power reactor. The purpose of this draft ISG is to clarify existing guidance in NUREG-0800, "Standard Review Plan [SRP] for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition (NUREG-0800, formerly issued as NUREG-75 087)," ("the SRP"; Ref. 1).

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