WASHINGTON D.C. The Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) shared the following statement in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's action to improve mandatory hearings. This statement may be attributed to NIA Executive Director Judi Greenwald:
"As a think and do tank focused on advanced nuclear power development and deployment, NIA welcomes today's NRC action to remove the existing blanket requirement for oral hearings in licensing approval processes, regardless of the specifics of the individual application.
"The Commission will still formally review written materials for each application and produce a memo documenting novel issues and site-specific considerations. We have supported this kind of common-sense change designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the process without sacrificing safety or security [NIA's report on High Volume Licensing and Urgency of NRC Reform brief]. This decision by the NRC is an important step forward in creating the conditions for success for the approval of advanced nuclear projects."
To read the NRC's announcement click here.
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The Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) is a non-profit think-and-do-tank working to enable nuclear power as a global solution to mitigate climate change. Through policy analysis, research, and education, we are catalyzing the next era of nuclear energy. Our organization is funded primarily through charitable grants and philanthropic donations from climate-concerned individuals and organizations.