- Author
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Title
- NRC Safety Research in Support of Regulation, FY 1993.
- Coporate
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
- Report
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NUREG-1266, Vol. 8,
June 1994,
89 p.
- Keywords
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safety
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regulations
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nuclear reactors
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nuclear reactor safety
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containment
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waste disposal
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nuclear power plants
- Identifiers
- nuclear safety research - reactor licensing support; nuclear safety research - reactor regulation support; nuclear materials licensing and regulation support; assessing the safety of high-level waste disposal
- Abstract
- This report, the ninth in a series of annual reports, was prepared in response to congressional inquiries concerning how nuclear regulatory research is used. It summarizes the accomplishments of the office of Nuclear Regulatory Research during FY 1993. A special emphasis on accomplishments in nuclear power plant aging research reflects recognition that a number of plants are entering the final portion of their original 40-year operating licenses and that, in addition to current aging effects, a focus on safety considerations for license renewal becomes timely. The primary purpose of performing regulatory research is to develop and provide the Commission and its staff with sound technical bases for regulatory decisions on the safe operation of licensed nuclear reactors and facilities, to find unknown or unexpected safety problems, and to develop data and related information for the purpose of revising the Commission's rules, regulatory guide, or other guidance.