NRC Denies Rulemaking Petition for Long-Term Spent Fuel Pool Cooling Systems
May 07, 2025
May 07, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC--The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has officially discontinued a rulemaking activity and denied a petition for rulemaking that sought to require nuclear power plant operators to ensure long-term cooling and unattended water makeup for spent fuel pools in the event of prolonged grid outages.
The petition, originally submitted in 2011 by Thomas Popik on behalf of the Foundation for Resilient Soci . . .
The petition, originally submitted in 2011 by Thomas Popik on behalf of the Foundation for Resilient Soci . . .