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IEC 60880
Nuclear power plants – Instrumentation and control systems important to safety – Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category A functions-Edition 2.0

ASTM C 1638
Standard Guide for the Determination of Iodine-129 In Uranium Oxide

IEEE 1205
Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Class 1E Equipment Used in Nuclear Power Generating Stations

IEEE 344
Recommended Practice for Seismic Qualification of Class 1E Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating Stations

IEEE 1023
Recommended Practice for the Application of Human Factors Engineering to Systems, Equipment, and Facilities of Nuclear Power Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities

ANS 55.6
Liquid Radioactive Waste Processing System For Light Water Reactor Plants

ANS 51.1
Nuclear Safety Criteria For Design Of Stationary Pressurized Water Reactor Plants

ANS 58.2
Design Basis For Protection Of Light Water Nuclear Power Plants Against The Effects Of Postulated Pipe Rupture

ANS 5.1
Decay Heat Power In Light Water Reactors

ANS 57.1
Design Requirements For Light Water Reactor Fuel Handling Systems

IEEE 352
IEEE Guide for General Principles of Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Power Generating Station Safety Systems

IEEE 933
IEEE Guide for the Definition of Reliability Program Plans for Nuclear Power Generating Stations

IEEE 1289
IEEE Guide for the Application of Human Factors Engineering in the Design of Computer-Based Monitoring and Control Displays for Nuclear Power Generating Stations

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Nuclear Power News - 2005

December 20, 2005

DOE Releases HEPA Specification for Contractors
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released DOE-STD-3020-2005 - Specification for HEPA Filters Used by DOE Contractors. ... more

November 14, 2005

U.S. DOE Taps ASME to Support Gen IV Nuclear Reactor Program
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Standards Technology LLC inked a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to provide ... more

September 30, 2005

NRC Reactor Regulations Call for Early Security Plans
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will approach regulation of advanced nuclear power plants to explicitly encourage security earlier in ... more

September 30, 2005

IAEA Moves to Tighten Nuclear SQP Oversight
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors agreed to strengthen the nuclear safeguards system with modifications to a Small ... more

September 28, 2005

GE Energy Seeks NRC Approval for ESBWR
GE Energy's nuclear business unit formally submitted a design certification application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its ... more

July 1, 2005

France to Host ITER International Nuclear Fusion Project
The six parties of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) consortium decided to locate the world's first energy-producing ... more

June 13, 2005

NEI: Expanding Nuclear Power Plant Capacity Key to Clean Air in NE U.S.
Nuclear energy must remain a long-term source of electricity in the northeastern U.S. if regional efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... more

April 5, 2005

Researchers Verify Alloy For Safe Disposal of Spent Nuclear Energy Fuel
A new alloy developed and patented by researchers at Lehigh University, Sandia National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory could help the ... more

March 30, 2005

New Ceramic Matrix Composites TG to Address Nuclear Energy Systems
ASTM International Subcommittee C28.07 on Ceramic Matrix Composites formed a task group to address the evaluation of fiber-reinforced ceramic ... more

March 22, 2005

ANS Issues Statement Supporting Nuclear Energy For Desalination
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) board of directors approved Position Statement No. 62, "The Use of Nuclear Energy for Desalination," outlining ... more

March 14, 2005

CSA Resumes Publication, Development of Nuclear Energy Standards
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) officially resumed publication of standards for nuclear facilities. ... more

March 3, 2005

U.S., Allies Advance Next-Gen Nuclear Energy Systems
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman joined representatives from Canada, France, Japan and the United Kingdom to sign the first ... more

January 12, 2005

NRC Extends Date to Use Standard For Addressing Fire Protection Issues
WASHINGTON—The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended to Dec. 31, 2005 the date for nuclear power plant operators to request use of a new, ... more