NRC to Regulate Fusion Energy Systems Using Existing Nuclear Materials Licensing Framework – Up & Atom | Morgan Lewis

NRC to Regulate Fusion Energy Systems Using Existing Nuclear Materials Licensing Framework – Up & Atom | Morgan Lewis: The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has set a course to create a regulatory framework for fusion energy systems that builds on NRC’s existing nuclear materials licensing process. As we have previously reported, NRC had considered three options for regulating nuclear fusion. NRC chose to work from the existing process for licensing the use of byproduct materials contained in 10 CFR Part 30, which requires only a limited-scope rulemaking.