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Regulatory policy for advanced nuclear reactors. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production of the Committee on Science and Technology, US House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, October 31, 1985

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OSTI ID:5594185
Three members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), scientists, and representatives and analysts of the nuclear power industry testified on the NRC's plans for regulating the licensing of advanced reactors in order to protect the environment and ensure safety. Performance standards for manufacturers are the next step after investing dollars in advanced reactor research. NRC Chairman Nunzio Palladino outlined NRC's goals in developing a regulatory policy for new reactor designs that will stress standardization. Other witnesses described the reactive nature of past NRC regulation and the tendency to let cost considerations predominate, the importance of advanced reactor technology to supply electric power in the future, and the need to improve definitions in regulatory policy. Additional material submitted for the record follows the testimony of the seven witnesses.
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5594185
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United States
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English

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