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2 Technical Challenges to Deployment
Pages 14-17

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... , 2023, Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States, National Academies Press, https://doi.org/10.17226/26630. 2 Executive Office of the President, 2024, "Safely and Responsibly Expanding U.S.
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... Positing that overcoming this challenge will require balancing free-market principles with federal subsidies, he described how the White House in 2024 sought to signal to domestic companies and international partners that the United States is committed to facilitating the expansion of nuclear energy to meet bold deployment targets as part of its national nuclear energy strategy given the economic and national security benefits.3 Barr also pointed out that standardization, scaling, and repeated construction will naturally drive costs down. However, at the moment, the field remains crowded with many reactor designs, uses, and ­customers.
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... Regardless of the reactor type or project circumstances, Corradini said that close collaboration among NRC regulators and industry plays an important role in a project's efficiency and eventual success. Having experienced project managers on NRC staff as well as individuals on the applicant's side who have experience working with regulators can help to keep the process moving forward.
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... To continue that progress, he suggested, will require the whole agency to undergo a culture change that emphasizes efficiencies and retrains project managers to create effec tive teams and build responsive and transparent relationships with ven dors. Barr noted that NRC's updated mission statement6 now includes the importance of enabling efficient deployment and expanded hiring authorities intended to help build an expert workforce to support this goal.
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