NRC Approves New Beyond Design Rules

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Thursday issued a pared-down version of the new Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events rules, a 212 page document that spells out the latest safety enhancements required of U.S. nuclear power plants as a reaction to the 2011 meltdown disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant in Japan.(read more)