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Reactor Safety Arena Activities

In considering which areas of the reactor safety arena to target for greater use of risk information, the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) examined the sources of risk, the existing regulatory processes, and the best opportunities for improvements. On that basis, the staff divided the reactor safety arena into four sub-arenas, each of which benefits from risk-informed performance-based rulemaking, licensing, and oversight activities. See the following links for the current objective, basis, goals, and risk-informed and performance-based activities for each sub-arena:

• Operating Reactors Sub-Arena
• Rulemaking Function
• Licensing Function
• Oversight Function
• Advanced Non-Light-Water Reactors Sub-Arena
• Rulemaking Function
• Licensing Function
• Oversight Function
• Research and Test Reactors Sub-Arena
• Rulemaking Function
• Licensing Function
• Oversight Function
• New Light-Water Reactors Sub-Arena
• Rulemaking Function
• Licensing Function
• Oversight Function

To request additional information, Contact Us About Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulation.

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