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Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: TH17 Regulatory Perspectives on the Potential Restart of Facilities in Decommissioning and Lessons Learned from Palisades
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
The potential return to operation of decommissioning nuclear power plants provides a unique opportunity for helping address the Nation’s clean energy needs. To ensure safe and efficient return to operation, it is imperative to develop a wholistic approach to regulatory activities, including licensing, oversight, and inspection. This session will bring together Restart Panel members to discuss the journey of developing a predictable regulatory approach for currently decommissioning facilities interested in returning to operation. It will also include the lessons learned from the successful completion of the Palisades Restart Project. Session attendees will gain insights into the regulatory issues presented by this first-of-a-kind activity and the regulatory entrepreneurship required to ensure that nuclear safety is maintained while also ensuring that regulatory burden is not increased unnecessarily. Topics will include the approach to restoring full operating licenses, the risk informed approach to oversight and inspection, the importance of interorganizational collaboration, and stakeholder engagement. Join us to explore how the NRC has developed an approach that can be applied to future restart projects.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Jamie Pelton, Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRR/NRC
Opening Remarks and Presentation Slides
SPEAKER(S):
Philip McKenna, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC and Jason Kozal, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC and Erin Carfang, Team Leader, Crane Restart Team, Division of Reactor Safety, RI/NRC
Dennis Moore, Senior Manager, Licensing, Constellation Energy
Returning the Crane Clean Energy Center to an Operating License Basis - A Licensing Perspective
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Justin Poole, Project Manager (OP Reactor Licensing), NRR/NRC tel: (301) 415-2048, e-mail: Justin.Poole@nrc.gov
Courtney St. Peters, Senior Project Engineer, RIII/NRC tel: (630) 829-9703, e-mail: Courtney.St.Peters@nrc.gov
Video recording of RIC2026 Technical Session: TH17 Regulatory Perspectives on the Potential Restart of Facilities in Decommissioning and Lessons Learned from Palisades
Note: the subtitles are 90% accurate.
The potential return to operation of decommissioning nuclear power plants provides a unique opportunity for helping address the Nation’s clean energy needs. To ensure safe and efficient return to operation, it is imperative to develop a wholistic approach to regulatory activities, including licensing, oversight, and inspection. This session will bring together Restart Panel members to discuss the journey of developing a predictable regulatory approach for currently decommissioning facilities interested in returning to operation. It will also include the lessons learned from the successful completion of the Palisades Restart Project. Session attendees will gain insights into the regulatory issues presented by this first-of-a-kind activity and the regulatory entrepreneurship required to ensure that nuclear safety is maintained while also ensuring that regulatory burden is not increased unnecessarily. Topics will include the approach to restoring full operating licenses, the risk informed approach to oversight and inspection, the importance of interorganizational collaboration, and stakeholder engagement. Join us to explore how the NRC has developed an approach that can be applied to future restart projects.
SESSION CHAIR(S): Jamie Pelton, Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRR/NRC
Opening Remarks and Presentation Slides
SPEAKER(S):
Philip McKenna, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC and Jason Kozal, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC and Erin Carfang, Team Leader, Crane Restart Team, Division of Reactor Safety, RI/NRC
Dennis Moore, Senior Manager, Licensing, Constellation Energy
Returning the Crane Clean Energy Center to an Operating License Basis - A Licensing Perspective
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
Justin Poole, Project Manager (OP Reactor Licensing), NRR/NRC tel: (301) 415-2048, e-mail: Justin.Poole@nrc.gov
Courtney St. Peters, Senior Project Engineer, RIII/NRC tel: (630) 829-9703, e-mail: Courtney.St.Peters@nrc.gov
