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Regulatory Oversight for New Reactors
Unlike the Operating Reactor Oversight program, which focuses on monitoring and evaluating the performance of existing nuclear power plants, regulatory oversight for new reactors focuses on the construction of reactor facilities (that is, the period between licensing and initial operation). With that focus, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) performs the following oversight activities:
- Conduct Construction Inspections to ensure that the as-built facility conforms to the conditions of the combined license (COL), and recommend plant-specific and generic corrective actions.
- Review the Quality Assurance (QA) programs implemented by vendors, fabricators, applicants, and construction licensees, and conduct regular Vendor QA Inspections.
- Review licensee submittals and develop programs and guidelines for technical specifications, and provide interpretations of technical specification requirements for new reactors.
- Review applicant radiation protection programs and develop and oversee the Radiation Protection inspection program for new reactors.
- Implement the national program associated with Operator Licensing (training and qualification) to ensure that licensees are ready to operate their new reactors once they are built.
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