Comment on FR Doc # 2026-08550, NRC-2025-0379-0011, from Natural Resources Defense Council
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Summary: The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) supports the proposed rule establishing a risk-informed licensing framework for microreactors but requests specific technical enhancements to the dose-based entry criterion. They argue for more rigorous requirements regarding source term methodology, atmospheric dispersion modeling, long-term stochastic risk assessment, and committed dose equivalent calculations to ensure public health protection.
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