Energia i regulacje · 28/06/2021

Volcanic Hazards Assessment for Proposed Nuclear Power Reactor Sites

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.26, "Volcanic Hazards Assessment for Proposed Nuclear Power Reactor Sites." This RG provides guidance for facilitating the NRC staff's review of volcanic hazards assessments performed by applicants to support the siting of new nuclear power reactors. The RG also provides applicants with the methods and approaches the NRC staff considers acceptable for the assessment of volcanic hazards in license applications for sites with Quaternary volcanoes within the site region or with Quaternary volcanic deposits within the site vicinity.