ML25132A074
| ML25132A074 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/10/2025 |
| From: | Annie Caputo NRC/OCM/AXC |
| To: | Capito S, Guthrie B US HR, Comm on Energy & Commerce, US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works |
| References | |
| CORR-25-0061, SRM-OGC240709-6 | |
| Download: ML25132A074 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULA TORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chairman Capito:
July 10, 2025 On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am submitting the NRC's "Study on Risk-Informed, Performance-Based: Design-Specific Regulatory Frameworks to Support Licensing of Mass-Manufactured Fusion Machines" as directed by the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024 (ADVANCE Act),
Section 205(c)(2). The enclosed report describes th~ results of the NRC's study on risk-informed, performance-based, design-specific regulatory frameworks and identifies related concepts that the NRC will consider leveraging for the licensing of mass-manufactured fusion machines. Per the ADVANCE Act, the NRC staff solicited input from a diverse range of stakeholders and will stay engaged as fusion technology evolves. The NRC will also continue to identify potential improvements to its byproduct material framework to support efficient licensing of mass-manufactured fusion machines.
Please contact me or have your staff contact Eugene Dacus, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, at (301) 415-1776, if you have questions or need additional information.
Enclosure:
As stated cc: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Identical letter sent to:
The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse The Honorable Brett Guthrie Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 cc: Representative Frank Pallone, Jr.