The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it has finalised a rule allowing developers to use information from reactor demonstration projects authorised by the Department of Energy (DOE) or Department of War to support applications for commercial nuclear power plants.
The change aims to simplify the transition from government-authorised reactor testing to commercial licensing, the NRC said.
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