US / NRC Licenses First Ever Digital I&C System At Purdue University Research Reactor

NRC Licenses First Ever Digital I&C System At Purdue University Research Reactor
The PUR-1 at Purdue University. Photo courtesy Purdue University/Vincent Walter.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has licensed the nation’s first digital instrumentation and control system (I&C) at the Purdue University Reactor Number One (PUR-1) in Indiana.

Purdue University said in a statement that the move paves the way for widespread implementation of digital technology in both research and industry reactors.

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