Research · Policy Papers
Nuclear AI Policy Papers: NRC, Part 53 and Part 54
RTS policy papers explain how NRC regulation applies to AI in licensing, oversight and operations. Each paper cites the regulation and guidance it relies on, so your licensing team can check every claim.
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Report · September 2026
Nuclear AI as the Key to Part 53
How AI workflows fit the NRC’s risk-informed, performance-based framework for licensing advanced reactors, and what evidence Part 53 rewards.
Recap · September 2026
NRC AI Workshop #7: From Pilots to Practice
What the NRC and industry said about moving AI from pilot to production, and what it means for your evidence package.
Report · April 2026
The RTS Take on the RIC
What the NRC Regulatory Information Conference signalled for AI in licensing, oversight and operations.
Series · Multi-part
AI and Nuclear Energy: Global Insights
Regulatory signals and deployment lessons from operators outside the United States. Part one covers deployment under regulator scrutiny. Part two covers traceability standards and what they mean for your evidence package.
Coming soon · Report
Part 54: AI in License Renewal and Aging Management
10 CFR Part 54 governs license renewal and subsequent license renewal. This report examines where AI can compress aging management review and licensing basis document work, what the review actually requires, and what the NRC will expect to find in the record.
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