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Power Uprates
NRC regulates the maximum power level at which a commercial nuclear power
plant may operate. This power level is used, with other data, in many
of the licensing analyses that demonstrate the safety of the plant. This
power level is included in the license and technical specifications for
the plant. NRC controls any change to a license or technical specification,
and the licensee may only change these documents after NRC approves the
licensee's application for change. The process of increasing the maximum power level at which a commercial
nuclear power plant may operate is called a power uprate.
For more information on Power Uprates, see:
Related Information
- Status Report on Power Uprates
- SECY-08-0078, June 3, 2008
- SECY-07-0090, June 4, 2007
- SECY-06-0136, June 9, 2006
- SECY-05-0098, June 2, 2005
- SECY-04-0104, June 24, 2004
- SECY-03-0190, November 3, 2003
- Effectiveness and Efficiency Plan for Power Uprates (SECY
02-0115), June 27, 2002
- Review of ACRS Recommendation for the Staff to Develop a Standard
Review Plan for Power Uprate Reviews (SECY
02-0106), June 14, 2002
- Status Update on Power
Uprate Reviews,
March 4, 2002
- Power Uprate Application Reviews (SECY
01-0124), July 9, 2001
- Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determinations for
Amendments to Increase Rated Thermal Power for Nuclear Power Reactors
(SECY
01-0142), July 27, 2001
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