Sentences with phrase «nuclear safety regulator»

In terms of the outlook for increased nuclear generating capacity he stressed the need to increase «safety culture» in Russia as well as the power and resources of the Russian nuclear safety regulator.

In May 2016, the French nuclear safety regulator said an ongoing quality audit at Areva's Le Creusot forge - which Areva bought in 2006 - had identified «irregularities» in paperwork on some 400 plant components produced there since 1965.

Not exact matches

The team said that Japan must ensure that «regulatory independence and clarity of roles are preserved in all circumstances,» echoing criticism that close associations between Japan's nuclear regulators and industry officials had undermined strong safety oversight.

«Governments and regulators should exercise great care in permitting any extension of the operating life of the oldest nuclear power plants still in operation that were built to the easier safety standards,» the letter says.

Japan's regulator, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, lacks the required regulatory authority, he said.

Nuclear regulators are already well aware of several safety issues, including flooding, loss of power, loss of communications, blockage of evacuation routes and equipment malfunction.

A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academy of Sciences concludes that the overarching lesson learned from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is that nuclear plant licensees and their regulators must actively seek out and act on new information about hazards with the potential to affect the safety of nuclear plants.

The US nuclear regulator is satisfied that NuScale Power's small modular reactor (SMR) design can operate safely without the need for safety - related electrical systems.

The «Integral and Separate Effects Test Program for the Investigation and Validation of Passive Safety System Performance of SMRs» project would yield a uniquely configurable set of testing platforms to demonstrate passive safety system performance, accelerate the SMR - 160 and other small modular reactor designs to market, and help license these designs with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and international regulSafety System Performance of SMRs» project would yield a uniquely configurable set of testing platforms to demonstrate passive safety system performance, accelerate the SMR - 160 and other small modular reactor designs to market, and help license these designs with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and international regulsafety system performance, accelerate the SMR - 160 and other small modular reactor designs to market, and help license these designs with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and international regulators.

Furthermore, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canada's independent nuclear regulator, will not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the entire project will be completed safely, without posing increased risks to the health, safety or security of Canadians or the envirNuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canada's independent nuclear regulator, will not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the entire project will be completed safely, without posing increased risks to the health, safety or security of Canadians or the enviroSafety Commission (CNSC), Canada's independent nuclear regulator, will not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the entire project will be completed safely, without posing increased risks to the health, safety or security of Canadians or the envirnuclear regulator, will not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the entire project will be completed safely, without posing increased risks to the health, safety or security of Canadians or the envirosafety or security of Canadians or the environment.

They differ because they will only support nuclear energy expansion if and when industry and regulators address what they see as serious economic and safety issues.

«Safety is the chief public concern throughout the lifecycle of nuclear power, from mining uranium to operating power plants to managing waste,» said Dr Birol, «Newcomer countries to nuclear power, especially, must commit to developing a strong regulator and culture of safety.&Safety is the chief public concern throughout the lifecycle of nuclear power, from mining uranium to operating power plants to managing waste,» said Dr Birol, «Newcomer countries to nuclear power, especially, must commit to developing a strong regulator and culture of safety.&safety.»

Currently, two out of the three federal bodies who are responsible authorities for environmental assessments under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 — the NEB and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)-- are regulators.