Reliability and Integrity Management Program Implementation Approach

S&T Accomplishment Report · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2022

OSTI ID:1895355

Lawrence, Svetlana ^[1]; Mandelli, Diego ^[1]; Anselmi, Todd Michael ^[1]; Smith, Curtis L ^[1]; Yang Hui Otani, Courtney Mariko ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory

Nuclear energy is the most reliable and environmentally sustainable energy source available today. In the United States, nuclear-generated power accounts for approximately 20% of total electricity and over 55% of clean energy. New advanced reactors have enormous potential to help further decarbonize the energy market, enhance grid resiliency, create new jobs, and build a stronger economy. More than 50 new reactors are being developed in the United States, and the federal government realizes an urgent need to deploy nuclear technologies to meet the country’s energy, environmental, and national security goals. As such, the U.S. Department of Energy launched multiple programs to support advanced reactor deployment. The research described in this paper explores implementation strategies for the Reliability and Integrity Management Program that directly supports the U.S. Department of Energy goal to enable the near-term deployment of the advanced reactor technologies. The project is conducted under the Regulatory Development Program for advanced reactors sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1895355
• Report Number(s): INL/RPT-22-68899-Rev001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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