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ANS 5.1
Decay Heat Power In Light Water Reactors

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

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

ANS 57.1
Design Requirements For Light Water Reactor Fuel Handling Systems

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

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

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

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

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

IEEE 1205
Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Class 1E Equipment Used in 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 - 2009

September 4, 2009

NRC to Review Buried Piping at Nuclear Power Reactors
Incidents of leaking buried pipes at several U.S. commercial nuclear power plants have spurred a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) effort ... more

July 21, 2009

European Nuclear Regulators Cite Safety, Radioactive Waste as Priorities
The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) released its first activity report on July 17, covering the two-year period since its creation ... more

July 16, 2009

Nuclear Energy Standards Group Targets Power Plant Operation, Licensing
At the inaugural meeting of the Nuclear Energy Standards Coordination Collaborative (NESCC), a joint initiative to identify and respond to the ... more

June 26, 2009

EU Establishes Common Binding Framework on Nuclear Safety
A Nuclear Safety Directive - a major step for achieving a common legal framework and a strong safety culture across the European Union (EU) - ... more

June 16, 2009

EESC Urges EU to Export Nuclear Safety Model
At its plenary session on June 10, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted a key opinion on a proposal by the European Commission ... more

May 29, 2009

European Nuclear Energy Forum Debates Opportunities, Risks, Transparency
The fourth plenary session of the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) opened on May 29 in the Czech capital of Prague, with over 250 high-ranking ... more

May 22, 2009

NRC Safety & Licensing Board Issues Order In Yucca Mountain Proceeding
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted a hearing on the Yucca Mountain license application, admitting eight petitioners as parties and ... more

May 22, 2009

ANSI, NIST Form Nuclear Energy Standards Coordination Collaborative
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) formed the Nuclear Energy Standards ... more

January 30, 2009

Europeans Say More Transparency Needed with Nuclear Energy
Participants in an attitudinal conference on nuclear energy sponsored by the European Union (EU) on Jan. 26 said that more transparency is needed ... more

January 21, 2009

NRC: Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant Operating License Up for Renewal, Public Review
Progress Energy Florida Inc., operator of the Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant Unit 3, submitted a 20-year operating license renewal application ... more