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NRCs Role in DOEs Civilian Nuclear Credit Program March 23, 2022 Alex Garmoe Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Reactor Oversight 1

DOE Civilian Nuclear Credit Program

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently signed into law includes direction for DOE to establish a Civil Nuclear Credit program to assist economically distressed nuclear reactors that are projected to shutdown early.

Certification that a plant may receive credits is to include a determination that the NRC has reasonable assurance that

- the nuclear reactor will continue to be operated in accordance with the current licensing basis (CLB)

- poses no significant safety hazards

DOE issued a notice of intent and request for information in the Federal Register (87 FR 8570)

DOE Civilian Nuclear Credit Program

NRC is developing criteria for determining that we have reasonable assurance that a plant (1) poses no significant safety hazards and (2) will continue to be operated in accordance with the CLB

The agency would have reasonable assurance absent the following proposed criteria:

- A plant is in Column 5 (Unacceptable Performance) of the Reactor Oversight Process Action Matrix, or

- A plant is subject to an Order prohibiting operation or revoking an operating license

NRC will be working with DOE to establish communications protocols and organizational authority for DOE to request and the NRC to supply the subject determination

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