ML25363A074
| ML25363A074 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/31/2025 |
| From: | Jason Paige NRC/NRR/DEX/ELTB |
| To: | Navedo T NRC/NRR/DEX |
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| Download: ML25363A074 (0) | |
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December 31, 2025 MEMORANDUM TO:
Tania Martinez Navedo, Director (Acting)
Division of Engineering and External Hazards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Jason C. Paige, Chief Long Term Operations and Modernization Branch Division of Engineering and External Hazards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
PLAN FOR EVALUATING INDUSTRYS DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS RECOMMENDATIONS ON ACCELERATING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REFORM The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act (ADVANCE Act) of 2024 required the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enhance its efficient, timely, and predictable reviews of license applications. Subsequently, on May 23, 2025, Executive Order 14300, Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, directed the NRC to address a wide range of activities, including reforming and modernizing the NRCs regulations and associated guidance documents. In letters dated October 28, 2024, Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24302A311),
April 18, 2025 (ML25111A068), and July 31, 2025 (ML25213A112), the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) provided industrys priorities for Digital Instrumentation and Control (DI&C) regulatory modernization and recommendations on accelerating NRC reform. Enclosed is the staffs plan for evaluating industrys recommendations to enhance regulatory clarity, predictability, and efficiency to support modern DI&C systems deployment. Specifically, the plan defines the process for evaluating industrys recommendations, the objectives, and the schedule and deliverables for completing the plan.
Enclosure:
Project Plan: Evaluation of Industrys DI&C Recommendations CONTACTS: Jason Paige, NRR/DEX Calvin Cheung (staff lead), NRR/DEX Jason.Paige@nrc.gov Calvin.Cheung@nrc.gov
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SUBJECT:
PLAN FOR EVALUATING INDUSTRYS DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS (DI&C) RECOMMENDATIONS ON ACCELERATING NRC REFORM DATED: December 31, 2025 DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC CCheung, NRR TMartinezNavedo, NRR MDiazMaldonado, NRR JPaige, NRR DRahn, NRR KMiller, NRR DTaneja, NRR SDarbali, NRR GBlasRodriguez, NRR JMonachan, NRR DHalverson, NRR IGarcia, NRR BGreen, NRR SAlferink, NRR SClark, OGC EAnderson. OGC RWeisman, OGC ADAMS Package Accession Nos:
ML25363A142: Package ML25363A074: Memo ML25363A089: Plan for Evaluating Industrys Digital Instrumentation And Controls (Di&C)
Recommendations on Accelerating NRC Reform (Enclosure)
NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DEX/EICB NRR/DEX/ELTB NRR/DEX NAME CCheung JPaige MDiazMaldonado (A)
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DATE 12/29/2025 12/31/2025 12/31/2025 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY