This session will provide a discussion of the implications and implementation of the proposed rule for streamlining license renewal for certain non-power production or utilization facilities. The objective of the new approach to license renewal is to reduce burden without compromising safety.  The session will present perspectives on license renewals, lessons learned, licensing bases, and international and domestic practices.

 

• Welcome Remarks
  Gregory Bowman, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, NRR/NRC
• IAEA Activities on Research Reactor Safety, and Licensing of Nuclear Installations
  Deshraju Venkat Hanumant Rao, National Safety Officer, International Atomic Energy Agency
• Non-power Production or Utilization Facility (NPUF) License Renewal: Past, Present, and Future
  Alexander Adams, Jr., Branch Chief, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, NRR/NRC
• Non-power Production or Utilization Facility (NPUF) License Renewal Rulemaking
  Duane Hardesty, Senior Project Manager, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, NRR/NRC
• Modernized SARs and the Evolving Mission of the RTR Fleet
  Michael A. Flagg, Associate Director, University of Missouri Research Reactor