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The pilot phase of the joint early regulatory review of France's Nuward small modular reactor design has led to positive lessons for all sides, and three more European regulators are set to join the next phase, a meeting at the 67th International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference has been told.
The Western European Nuclear Regulators Association has set out the steps that industry must take to ensure the timely, harmonised licensing of small modular reactor and advanced modular reactor designs in Europe.
For small modular reactors to play their part in the clean energy transition, it is crucial that vendors and regulators engage early to clarify the degree of design maturity required to start the licensing process, according to a new report published today by World Nuclear Association. National regulators should collaborate through bilateral and multinational agreements on design and safety reviews, share technical reviews, establish common positions on safety criteria, and make appropriate use of existing reference SMR design reviews to streamline SMR licensing processes, it says.
by Tyler Durden Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021 - 04:15 AM Among one of the more obviously senseless considerations from "environmentalists" has been the constant disapproval of the use of nuclear energy to help combat climate change. But at this point, it simply makes too much sense to ignore. Perhaps that's why rock band U2's guitarist, The Edge, is now speaking out and advocating for nuclear power, according to Ireland's Speaking in Dublin last week, The Edge - whose real name is David Evans - said: “We need to think very deeply about whether our current strategy of renewable energy is going to ...