Research Activities

The regulatory research program sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) addresses issues in the three arenas of nuclear reactors, nuclear materials, and radioactive waste. The research program is designed to improve the agency's knowledge where uncertainty exists, where safety margins are not well-characterized, and where regulatory decisions need to be confirmed in existing or new designs and technologies. The NRC's annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) provides a forum for presentations and discussions about the agency's research activities. Information gained from the research program is documented in our NUREG-series publications and is used in developing regulatory guides. Some of these publications provide documentation and information on the use of technical computer codes that are used in research, modeling, and analysis.

See the following for more information on research activities: Nuclear Reactor Safety Research Nuclear Materials Safety Research Radioactive Waste Safety Research Electrical Power Systems Research Fire Research Program The Radiological Protection Computer Code Analysis and Maintenance Program (RAMP) The Code Application and Maintenance Program (CAMP) Digital Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Research State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses (SOARCA) Computer Codes Obtaining the Codes Probabilistic Flood Hazard Assessment Accident Sequence Precursor (ASP) Program Level 3 PRA Project Navigating Space Nuclear Safety: The Role of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Research Prospectus of FY22 through FY24 Activities