The U.S. nuclear industry’s safety record is exemplary and a model for the nuclear industry worldwide. For years, NRC regulation had served to support this global leadership. However, recent changes in technology, understanding of risks and margins, and improvements in licensee performance have created a landscape where new regulatory approaches are needed to maintain NRC effectiveness. These new approaches must achieve change beyond an incremental evolution to enable the modernization of the U.S. nuclear industry. Transformation is needed now in how NRC conducts its regulatory activities.
NEI – March 2018.
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